International security

Russia ‘Top Threat’ to United States - US Air Force Chief

Russia poses the biggest threat to the United States in the world, US Air Force Chief Deborah Lee James said on Wednesday.

Asked whether she agrees with Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs Gen. Joseph Dunford’s testimony that Russia is US number one threat in the world, James said “yes.”

On July 9, Dunford said in his confirmation hearing that Russia poses the greatest national security threat to the United States. The next day US Secretary of State John Kerry argued against his comment stating that the Islamic State is the existential threat to the US safety.

...Russia has denied the accusations of its alleged military involvement in Ukraine. Moscow has repeatedly warned against the increased United States and NATO military build-up and exercises along Russia’s borders.