Ten warhead missle, apparently.
That is a continent buster
Lots of people think Russia is no longer a threat to the US. In my mind Russia wouldn't be doing this unless she plans on using it against us one day. Like you said, this is the BIG guns and definite overkill for a group of terrorists.
While Star Wars in its current iteration may be a marginal (read: unsastisfactory) solution, the age of the ICBM as a viable nuclear delivery method is coming to an end.
While targetting may be upgraded as well as lift capacity over current delivery vehicles, it is still 1960's technology.
Boost-phase ICBM targetting and neutralization has been in research since Reagan, and the Russians simply cannot afford to run with the U.S. pack anymore in an arms race.
If it's perceived to be a major threat, we can rest assured measures will be taken to minimize it.
Aren't the MIRVs being completely phased out? I thought that was a requirement of recent reduction treaties.
We already have this, it's called MIRV.