Beginning in 2015, General Dunford, as the head of the Joint Chiefs, in appearances before this committee started to say and he said on multiple occasions now that among nation-states in the world, Russia is our biggest--he has used the phrase 'adversary,' 'headache,' 'what keeps him up at night,' 'threat' in terms of its military, both capacity and intent to use its power.
On the recordMarch 20, 2017
Source
congress.govEditor's note · Context
Senator Kaine references General Dunford's repeated characterization of Russia as a significant threat.
Share & report
More from Tim Kaine
Jul 15, 2025
Signal has not been approved for use by U.S. government officials for the sharing of classified information.
Jul 22, 2025
The Mexican government’s unfair targeting of Vulcan Materials Company, a U.S.-based company that employs over 1,000 people in Virginia, is harmful to the relationship between our two countries and severely undermines investor confidence.
Jun 23, 2025
It is not in our national security interest to get into a war with Iran unless that war is absolutely necessary to defend the United States. I am deeply concerned that the recent escalation of hostilities between Israel and Iran could…





