At least 50 countries are currently can cause damage to the USA than the concern of the us administration. This statement was made at the Center for strategic and international studies Director, division of policy planning of the state Department Kiron Skinner
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At least 50 countries are currently can cause damage to the USA than the concern of the us administration. This statement was made at the Center for strategic and international studies Director, division of policy planning of the state Department Kiron Skinner. Her statement published on the website of the Centre.
Skinner said that at the end of XX century the main rival of the United States was the Soviet Union: in addition, nuclear weapons were from China, but China was not a rival of the United States, because they do not want to get involved in the “cold war”. Now, China became the first country, which became a rival of the United States not only in the military sphere, but also in the economy.
“Today there are about 50 countries that cause our concern. And it’s not just about the countries which can cause a massive nuclear attack, but they can cause damage to the US through cyber warfare, economic warfare and information confrontation. It’s a completely different world,” said Skinner, calling one of the main tests for the United States to developing countries, which have joined or are able to join the ranks of nuclear powers.
In October last year a survey was conducted, in which almost half of the military within the U.S. military said the United States will soon be embroiled in a major war. Responding to a question about specific countries, respondents stated that they consider the main potential adversaries Russia and China. That Russia poses a significant threat, said about 71% of military personnel, which is 18 points more than last year. 69% of military personnel said the threat from China: however, the “discharge” of a relationship may contribute to the promised completion of a trade war between China and the US.
North Korea considers enemy only 46% of respondents compared to 72% in 2017: it is possible that this contributed to the peaceful meeting of the two leaders and the General atmosphere of détente. Iraq and Afghanistan in the number of enemies called 13%, Iran – 41%, Syria 24%, Saudi Arabia 18 per cent of respondents.
As for the potential list of threats to U.S. security, the most significant threat to military consider cyber terrorism. Almost 89% of respondents indicated it as a significant threat, with over half of them called it a serious problem. Many fear that the US is unprepared for cyberwarfare. A third of troops said they did not approve of the current policy of the country in the fight against cyberterrorism. In addition, a considerable danger, according to the military, is domestic terrorism and foreign terrorist organizations, the white nazionalisti immigration.
In 2017, the US President Donald trump has repeatedly stressed the country’s readiness in the face of rising threats from foreign enemies, as loosely linked terrorist groups, and traditional competitors. At the same time, senior officials in the Pentagon publicly spoke about the need to prepare for conflict with the “close enemy.” A similar view was expressed by some senior Pentagon officials.
Some military men believe that one of the causes of instability and fears is the President of the trump. As told one of the soldiers, some soldiers prefer not to reenlist because of fears of conflict, the likelihood of which increased with the arrival of trump. According to her, because of the business trump the US has become much more opponents, and many fear military emergency and protracted conflict. On the other hand, some of the military believe that China or Russia is unlikely to want war with the United States.