Military Dangers and Other Threats to Modern Russia

The article is devoted, firstly, to the analysis of methodological inaccuracies allowed in determining the essence of the concepts used in official documents, which in the future may lead to a misunderstanding of the document as a whole. We based our analysis on an examination of the content of the military doctrine of the Russian Federation and the author’s definition (based on the study) of the real military dangers and threats to modern Russia. Third, an assessment of the international military-political situation. At the beginning of the XXI century. No power has unambiguously delineated spheres of influence: an ideological, political and economic rivalry with a tendency to transform into an armed conflict can arise anywhere in the world. In the changing configuration of international security, it is not easy for Russia to defend its national interests, while our state’s position in international cooperation is of great importance for the planet. This exclusivity is associated with the huge scale of the country’s territory, a significant population, and the Russian Federation possesses one of the largest arsenals of nuclear and other types of weapons of mass destruction. The article is intended for a wide range of readers interested in military security problems. 

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