View of St. Basil's Cathedral and the Spassky Tower of the Moscow Kremlin. File photoWASHINGTON, Jul 22 The head of the US Northern Command, General Glen Vanherke, said he considered it impossible for a sudden and direct attack from Russia and China on his country, but admitted that Moscow and Beijing during the period crisis will try to disrupt the operation of American critical infrastructure.
"I do not believe that China and Russia intend to suddenly attack us with kinetic means —it's not something I fear or believe in. However, I believe that in times of crisis they may try to disrupt our operations. It should be understood that a significant part of the critical infrastructure that we rely on is not under the control of the Pentagon and not even in the federal ownership,» Vanherk said during the annual security forum, which takes place at the site of the Aspen Institute.
At the same time, the American general praised Russia's capabilities in the military sphere. “I would like to say that on the issue of conventional weapons and long-range weapons (Russia) has significant capabilities. This is a threat that worries me,” Vanherk said. A representative of the US military community called Russia the main military threat to his country at the moment, «the most acute threat.» At the same time, in his opinion, in the long term, China is an «existential threat.» Today, the United States has the most powerful military on the planet. There is no doubt about it. However, China is striving to take this place. , modernizing their nuclear forces at a rapid pace. Thus, they seek to compete with us,» Vanherck added. in racism and neo-colonialism