and I understand that sometimes what you read in headlines does not reflect what is happening...however in one day the following...

Report: Russia to allow pre-emptive nukes

A top Russian security official says Moscow reserves the right to conduct pre-emptive nuclear strikes to safeguard the country against aggression on both a large and a local scale, according to a newspaper interview published Wednesday.
Presidential Security Council chief Nikolai Patrushev also singled out the U.S. and NATO, saying Moscow's Cold War foes still pose potential threats to Russia despite what he called a global trend toward local conflicts

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php...show_article=1

Russia's Putin warns against intimidating Iran

"BEIJING (Reuters) - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin warned major powers on Wednesday against intimidating Iran and said talk of sanctions against the Islamic Republic over its nuclear programme was "premature".

http://in.reuters.com/article/worldN...43160620091014

Tentative Inspection Program Would Allow Russia to Visit U.S. Nuclear Sites

Russia and the United States have tentatively agreed to a weapons inspection program that would allow Russians to visit nuclear sites in America to count missiles and warheads.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009...nuclear-sites/

Again, I understand that many times what you read is not what is actually going on, but to see these 3 headlines together on the same day was a bit alarming.

Keeping a close eye on what we are doing in foreign relations !