US Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency: Russia Poses "Existential Threat" From North To South Pole

 

 CNN: Top US military intelligence official says Russian military poses an ‘existential threat’ to the US 

The top US military intelligence official said during a congressional hearing on Thursday that the Russian military is an “existential threat” to the United States. 

“The Russian military is an existential threat to the United States,” Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier, director of the Defense Intelligence Agency, said during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing about worldwide threats. 

Berrier said the country’s military is being used to maintain influence over states “along its periphery, compete with US global primacy and compel adversaries who challenge Russia’s vital national interests.” 

“Moscow continues to invest in its strategic nuclear forces, in new capabilities to enhance its strategic deterrent, and that places the US homeland at risk,” Berrier said. 

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Update: US Military Intelligence Chief: Russia Poses Existential Threat From North to South Pole (AntiWar.com).  

WNU Editor: The Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency is also concerned about China .... DIA Says China’s Weapon Technology Advancing Fast While Russia Falls Behind (Air Force Magazine). 

You can watch Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier​'s testimony in the above video, or you can read the transcript here .... (Statement For The Record Worldwide Trhreat Assessment -- Armed Services Committtee United States Senate, Lt. Gen. Scott Berrier)

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