In the last few years, NATO loses its military superiority over Russia, said the head of the joint chiefs of staff Committee of the United States Joseph Dunford. About it is notified on the Internet representative office of the Pentagon. According to the General, the Ministers of defense of countries of the North Atlantic Commonwealth recognize that the Russian Federation is a competitor in the military sphere, and the benefits of NATO before it came to naught, for this reason, in may the head of the military departments has adopted a new strategy of the Commonwealth. He added that at the last 13 to fifteen September meeting of Ministers of defense of countries of the North Atlantic Commonwealth discussed the General concept of NATO's defence and deterrence, and the fundamental concept of operations the Commonwealth. "We bring consistency into the planning within NATO and made common efforts to build a military potential," He said. at the end of may the NATO military Committee adopted a new strategy for the Commonwealth, the provisions of which did not disclose. In information materials, NATO stated that the strategy aimed at " adaptation of the North Atlantic Commonwealth to the increasingly complex security challenges ", and also on determination of the parameters of "effective deterrence and defense," the decision-making process, future plans, ensuring the " coherence of the overall effort ". NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg even before the approval of the new document declared that the New military strategy necessary Alliance because of the "nuclear threat" from Russia and new challenges in the East and South. <span style="color:darkgray