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Washington uses a wide range of means, including in the field of high technology, to put pressure on the governments of countries that do not obey its dictates. He is investing heavily in this.
This topic was raised in an interview with the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Russia Oleg Syromolotov to the journalists of the RIA Novosti agency.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the amount that the Pentagon is ready to spend next year on hacker attacks against other countries. According to Syromolotov, it amounts to $ 11 billion.
- he declared.
The diplomat noted that the American government spends large amounts of money for these purposes, allocating them on an annual basis.
Syromolotov noted that the White House administration this year for the first time declared the global cyberspace a sphere of US national interests.
- said the diplomat.
Last month, NATO military exercises on cybersecurity were held. During the maneuvers, some new technologies, including those related to artificial intelligence, were tested for the first time.
