Air Force General Paul Selva, in his confirmation hearing on Tuesday to be vice-chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, became the latest military official to describe Russia as the greatest threat facing the United States. “Russia possesses the conventional and nuclear capability to be an existential threat to this nation should they choose to do so,” Selva told the Senate Armed Services Committee.Last week, during his confirmation hearing to become chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Marine Corps General Joseph Dunford told lawmakers, “If you want to talk about a nation that could pose an existential threat to …read more
Source: The American Interest
