The Pentagon unveiled on Friday a new national defense strategy, the most important points:
- Long-term strategic rivalry with China and Russia is a key priority for the Pentagon
- The competition of the superpowers and not terrorism is the focus of American national security
- Russia seeks to divide NATO and change the political and security situation in Europe and the Middle East in its favor
- Iran and North Korea threaten regional and global stability
- The United States will continue to fight terrorism
- The US Joint Chiefs of Staff will seek to deter aggression in three key regions – the Indian Ocean, the Pacific, the Middle East and Europe
- The United States will develop alliances to preserve what has been achieved in Afghanistan, Iraq and Syria
- Nuclear triple update with emphasis on missile defense
- The United States intends to “build a more lethal force” and strengthen traditional alliances
