Speaking during a ceremony at the US European Command Headquarters in Germany, Secretary Carter said Russia was “going backward in time”.

But Secretary Carter said: “We do not seek a cold, let alone a hot war with Russia.”

Strategic Rocket Forces (RVSN) -. Branch of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (the Armed Forces), a major component of its strategic nuclear forces (SNF) are intended for nuclear deterrence of possible aggression and destruction as part of the strategic nuclear forces, or on their own massive, group or single nuclear missile blows strategic objects in one or more strategic aerospace directions and form the basis of the military and economic potential.

“We do not seek to make Russia an enemy. But make no mistake, we will defend our allies, the rules-based international order, and the positive future it affords us.”

He added: “Moscow’s nuclear sabre-rattling raises troubling questions about Russia’s leaders’ commitment to strategic stability, their respect for norms against the use of nuclear weapons, and whether they respect the profound caution that nuclear-age leaders showed with regard to brandishing nuclear weapons.”

Secretary Carter outlined plans to deploy a third US Army combat brigade in Europe in the coming year.

He said it was part of a $3.4bn initiative to reassure Nato allies of US commitment to their security and to deter Russian aggression.

“We haven’t had to prioritize deterrence on NATO’s eastern flank for the past 25 years, but while I wish it were otherwise, now we have to,” he said.

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