Russia should not be expected to accept this blatantly hostile gesture by the west lying down .Russians have their dignity ,their pride and they do not enjoy having their faces " rubbed in it."

Reaction .Very simple really. Russia is ,naturally ,responding to this provocation .

There is an aggressive Reaction .Apparently the west needs to learn this the hard way .

they'll be slinging the nukes around like throwing rice at a wedding..

Russia insists on remaining an enemy. The KGB is now called the FSB. Same thing, different name. Will Russia ever evolve into a civil society?

Russia builds builds nuclear weapons with missiles that can reach America. America doesn't like having missiles pointed its direction so protect itself America creates a missile defense shield. Its like Iran saying we don't like the idea of Israel having a missile defense to protect itself from our nukes and if Israel doesn't get rid of its defenses then we will punish Israel. Russia complains they don't like the idea America is trying to defend itself so if it does then Russia will point nuclear missiles at Americas middile defenses and they will build more nukes. Its like Hamas saying they object to Iron Dome and say if Iron Dome exists then they will target it and they will fire more missiles just to show they are serious and make sure Israel understands Iron Dome must go.

Yes, its difficult to comprehend for the US politicians, that the time of 20 years hegemony is ending. Russia will not tolerate the US dictate, and truly, if they don't mess with Russia they do not have to be afraid of anything.

It is over. There is no need to relive the Cold War. Russia needs new leaders who are not tied with Cold War mentality. Perhaps there is no need for America to set up those missile system once they take care of denuking and derocketing Ayatollahist Iran. It is time Russia and China stop selling rockets to Iran.

A reasonable person would not want to be anywhere near those Iskanders or near their command posts. Its apparent that the main Putin's "adviser/handler", Chechen Dudaev, is now behind Russian pro-Iranian stand. Medvedev is just a empty suite to redirect blame to if needed.

It goes both ways. Life is a two way street.

Yep this was predicted , many years ago by the prophet Ezekiel.Russia is lead by ungodly leaders, to find out the outcome just read Ezekiel. ps Ezekiel got some bad news for Russia and her friends.

Hurling them about like a food fight in the lunch room.

Tens of thousands of expired fuel MISSLES, old, outdated computer systems. Drunken generals. Outdated military plans, etc, etc. Russia MISSLES couldn't hit the side of a barn right in front of them and everybody knows it. Go ahead, aim your MISSLES, they'll fall right back down on you. Further more, Russia could only afford to maintain a Skelton crew and an extremely limited number of MISSLES anyhow. Who cares what Russia says and does. They're a finished empire

"learn the hard way"? What "hard way"? Having outdated, crappy MISSLES with expired fuel aimed at us? LOL! Gee, if it gets any harder, we should just march into Moscow and declare it a member of NATO! LOL! Silly man(boy).

Nowadays nobody is afraid to humiliate America. Obama has emasculated America by degrading her armed forces, her morale and begging her enemies to accept her. Can you imagine Russia making such a threat if Ronald Reagan or even George Bush was the president?

Russia is well aware that the U.S through NATO is trying to stiffle any retaliationary power Russia might have especially from its strategic nuclear forces.In your logic it would be okay for Russia to base a missile defence shield around America right? Venezuela and Cuba I'm sure would be more than happy to oblige.

and a SMALL, defunct army lagging 50 years behind the US. It's ALL posturing and talk. The "ships" they put off of Syria are merely floating observatories that can't do a damn thing about a NATO attack. DEBKAfiles went into the details: it would be STUPID of Russia to leav Israel defenseless against Iran (even if it could, which it can't...drunken murderers can't even handle Dagestan for crying out loud!). Without a defensive shield, Israel only has one option against Iran: NUKES, which Israel would be forced to use. But before we go there, Russia would have to deal with the worlds worst computer virus and ZERO electricity anywhere in Russia. Those idiots have NO idea how far we've come. Fools.