Find Out Why the US Considers Russia “Threat Number One” to America’s Security. Bonanza for US Weapons Industry

By Pravda.ru
Global Research, February 26, 2016
Pravda 26 February 2016
Region:
Theme:
In-depth Report:

Russian Defense Ministry spokesman, Major-General Igor Konashenkov, said that recent statements from the US military about Russia as a major threat to the national security of the United States were made in connection with the discussion of the military budget in Congress.

“The statements from US security officials, who said that Russia was the main threat to US national security, were no surprise for us. This wave rises annually, at about the same time. The reason is simple: the discussion of the size of the military budget for the next year in Congress,” Konashenkov told RIA Novosti.

“It is important to understand that the “Russian threat” has been Pentagon’s best-selling threat since the middle of the last century. Pentagon has been selling this threat to both US Congress and NATO partners. I wonder what they would be doing without us,” the official added.

Recently, the head of the US National Intelligence James Clapper said Russia and China were the main threats to the United States. Clapper stressed out that both Russia and China were developing their cybersystems. Also, he said, Russia continues modernizing its armed forces.

The US defense budget for 2017 fiscal year provides for an increase of spending on the implementation of the so-called Initiative to ensure European security up to $3.4 billion. A year earlier, the amount made up $789 million. As much as $900 million will be spent on “deterring the Russian aggression,” RT reports.
Articles by: Pravda.ru

Disclaimer: The contents of this article are of sole responsibility of the author(s). The Centre for Research on Globalization will not be responsible for any inaccurate or incorrect statement in this article. The Centre of Research on Globalization grants permission to cross-post Global Research articles on community internet sites as long the source and copyright are acknowledged together with a hyperlink to the original Global Research article. For publication of Global Research articles in print or other forms including commercial internet sites, contact: [email protected]

www.globalresearch.ca contains copyrighted material the use of which has not always been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. We are making such material available to our readers under the provisions of "fair use" in an effort to advance a better understanding of political, economic and social issues. The material on this site is distributed without profit to those who have expressed a prior interest in receiving it for research and educational purposes. If you wish to use copyrighted material for purposes other than "fair use" you must request permission from the copyright owner.

For media inquiries: [email protected]