Pentagon: 'Russia Is The No. 1 Threat To The U.S.'

Russia has deployed its fleet of Su-33 warplanes to the Mediterranean for Syria operations

Reuters: U.S. reshaping budget to account for Russian military threat

Russia's increasing military activities around the world have unsettled top U.S. military officials, who say they are reshaping their budget plans to better address what they now consider to be the most pressing threat to U.S. security.

"Russia is the No. 1 threat to the United States. We have a number of threats that we're dealing with, but Russia could be, because of the nuclear aspect, an existential threat to the United States," Air Force Secretary Deborah James told Reuters in an interview at the annual Reagan National Defense Forum.

James, Chief of Naval Operations Admiral John Richardson and Pentagon chief arms buyer Frank Kendall, all voiced growing concern about Russia's increasingly aggressive behavior in interviews late on Saturday.

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Update #1: Pentagon says Russia ‘No. 1 threat’ as Putin presides over frenzied defense spending (Washington Times)
Update #2: Russia is ‘No. 1 threat’ to United States, Air Force secretary claims (RT)
Update #3: US-Russia War? Moscow’s Increasing Military Activity Forcing US To Reshape Budget (IBTimes)

WNU Editor: Let us see if the Pentagon will be saying the same thing when President-elect Trump is sworn in.

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