? You're joking, correct?
I think so. Poland would only get 10 interceptors, see. There is no reason for Russia to feel threatened by 10, defensive, interceptors.
To me, Russia is acting spooked and frightened, possibly even terrified. Their bluster strikes me as evidence of weakness, not strength.
I think they went into Georgia expecting no worse than a slap on the wrist. What they got was more forceful than they expected.
I also think that they’re spooked by the underperformance of their own military. I think they expected to be drinking champagne in Tblisi right now.
They’re in hunker down, make loud threatening noises, try-to-bluff-your-way-out-of-a-bad-corner mode, I think.