State Department Won’t Say if Administration Views Russia as the ‘Greatest’ Security Threat

patrick.goodenough | July 9, 2015
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U.S. Marine Gen. Joseph Dunford, nominated to be the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, told lawmakers Thursday that he regards Russia as the greatest threat to U.S. national security, but a State Department spokesman repeatedly declined to say whether that view was shared by the administration.

 

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