The Russians and Chinese are not going to stand still in developing new ICBm systems that is for sure. And we no longer have a jump from the technological stand point.China has been spending apparently significant sums on advanced asymmetrical break-throughs in science. They and Russia have W promising to "limit" our NMD into uselessness, while meanwhile, they could be achieving the completion of missile defense programs we have already proven are possible...but never exploited for our ourselves...Sigh.
One has to wonder where our priorities are. To many short term profit folks run things now adays. Do something that may make one look like a good guy, while the farm is sinking into a sinkhole in the background.