The Russians have tens of thousands of missiles capable of striking Europe and could easily overwhelm the USA's proposed anti-missile shield based partly in Eastern Europe.

The relatively modest missile defense system is clearly aimed at countering Iranian missiles, not stopping a Russian attack. And despite Russia's ongoing conflicts with breakaway republics undoubtedly funded in part by Iranians and other states, the world's largest nation still seems inordinately focused on pushing back a mythical NATO invasion from the west.More >>