What is the thing with Putin?

Question

If you wanted a defense shield against Middle East incoming ICBM's, wouldn't Eastern Europe be a logical location?

Answer 1

Putin is trying to reignite the Cold War. Mark my words.

Answer 2

It's Bush who's playing a dangerous game, he is slamming Putin as being counter-productive, trying to bully him into agreeing with him. that's a very bad idea considering Russia is still a formidable power and Putin is old school and fully willing to take out a military installation with missiles to punctuate his feelings on the matter.
Bush has bullied the American people and Congress but Russia won't stand for it.

Answer 3

Considering that the anti-missile system in question doesn't work given it's barely tested and what tests there have been were rigged (time of launch known, flight path known, no countermeasures employed, single target), it doesn't really much matter where we put it.

Read, people, read. Anti-missile systems are the greatest new pork barrel in the military industrial complex. It's not my fault you haven't been paying attention.

The anti ballistic missile treaty is one of the foundations of the nuclear standoff between the U.S. and Russia. When Bush unilaterally renounced it in 2002, and backed off from other arms control treaties, and then started flinging the U.S. military around the world in Russia's back yard, it's reasonable for Russia to become concerned.

Answer 4

Putin is playing some kind of game. But what more can you expect from a KGB agent. Once KGB always KGB.