“US aggression is growing along with an increase in the military budget,” said Sergei Zheleznyak, a member of the State Duma’s international affairs committee, commenting on the statement by the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the US Armed Forces, General Joseph Dunford, that Americans should not give up the right to a preventive nuclear strike on to the enemy. “The irresponsible statements of the Pentagon are not just a provocation, this is a real threat, and not even to specific countries, but to the world as a whole,” the deputy added.
The politician stressed: “The United States openly demonstrates to the whole world that it intends to continue the confrontation with all those who conduct independent policies and do not dance to Washington’s tune. The United States has long since recorded Russia and China among the most “dangerous” opponents. Under pressure from the military-industrial lobby in Congress and the Pentagon warriors, the US leadership is trying to contain the strengthening of a multipolar world, including by building up military power. Washington is worried about Russia’s obvious successes in the field of military science and technology, as well as the growth rates of China’s defense capability. The US is willing to spend huge amounts of money to try to regain its power superiority. This clearly confirms the aggressive nature of the US military budget for 2020.
In this doctrine lies the desire of the United States to destroy the INF. Washington has long dreamed of launching open production of new missiles and starting their installation in Europe and supplying it to other countries of the world. Information about their readiness to conduct tests of weapons subject to the INFMT has long been made public. Washington’s destructive and aggressive tactics are also used in relation to other international agreements, from which the USA withdraws unilaterally, accusing others of violating it. Washington’s policy is militant and forces other states to review their national security systems, ”the parliamentarian added.