General Joseph Dunford said that the new NATO strategy adopted in May was part of the alliance's response to the growing Russian threat.
. British Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach said the blueprint would enable the bloc"to deliver our core mission—defending almost 1 billion people."
Dunford told reporters Tuesday,"Russia is a competitor and the NATO advantage over a resurgent Russia has eroded." The general said that NATO defense chiefs"recognize this" new balance, and suggested it was one of the driving forces behind May's strategic plan."We are bringing a coherence to the planning that is going on inside NATO," Dunford explained,"and the collective efforts to develop capability."that the U.S. and its NATO allies are facing a multitude of threats from malign powers.
U.S. Marines are pictured during the Trident Juncture 2018, a NATO-led military exercise, on November 1, 2018 near the town of Oppdal, Norway.
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