High activity of Russians was noted off the southeast coast of the United States, in the north of the Atlantic Ocean and in the Caribbean. In addition, the significant presence of the Russian Navy in the Arctic is indicated.
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China, according to the map, is most active in the Chukchi, South China Seas and in the Western Pacific. At the same time, the Pentagon does not indicate which period is displayed on the map.
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“Our global adversaries continue to build up their naval forces and expand their areas of operations and cooperation with each other. For example, China’s naval fleet has grown from 262 to 335 surface ships over the past decade, while Russia continues to invest in advanced submarines with secretive capabilities, “the document says.
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Other US rivals, including Iran and the DPRK, are using “asymmetric opportunities” to sow “instability and uncertainty.” What exactly is meant is not specified.
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“We have a lot to defend against increasingly effective naval adversaries, which will create problems for our economic security and, probably, our way of life,” the publication notes.
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As reported, to combat these and other threats, the US administration proposed increasing the defense budget for fiscal year 2021 from 738 to 740.5 billion dollars.
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Increasing presence in the oceans is one of the priorities of the Russian Navy. As Commander-in-Chief Vladimir Korolev stated about a year ago, Russian warships should be in important areas “in such numbers that can eliminate any threats with [этих] directions. ”
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The increase in NATO activity near the borders of Russia, the deployment of naval missile defense systems and strategic non-nuclear systems of precision weapons in the Navy are considered as threats to the country’s security.
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