The Pentagon believes the Russian Federation an important threat to national security of the United States. 1 only the size of the Russian nuclear Arsenal has already forced the U.S. military cautiously look at our country.

The head of the Pentagon Ashton Carter called the Russian Federation "very, very significant threat" to the United States. Speaking at a press conference, he agreed with the assessments of the senior American officers who put RF in 1 row with such dangers as the Islamic state or Syria.

The Minister of defense of the United States indicated that Russia poses a threat to at least only using the size of its nuclear Arsenal. However, he pointed out, is absolutely not news. Completely another thing is that after the Cold war, the United States lost the habit to perceive Russia as a potential rival - but at the moment the situation has changed.

"Russia under Vladimir Putin behaves in many respects - and this applies extremely important aspects - as our enemy. This is something new, and we have to adapt themselves and learn to confront," said the head of the Pentagon.

Taking into account the opinion of the Minister, the strategy of the Pentagon to counter Russia's "strong and balanced". He also reported that Washington was still willing to cooperate with Moscow "in those areas where our interests coincide," reports The Hill.

Earlier it was reported that the command of the Navy of the United States is seriously concerned about approaching them as a strategic threat to the Maritime supremacy of national underwater forces. To create a system for the detection of submarines from Russia, they were ready to spend millions of dollars from the budget.

In July the Minister of the United States air force Deborah Lee James in early July of this year, also called the Russian Federation "great danger", the result of which should be reinforced by military composure of the United States in Europe.
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