“However most Americans do take this threat seriously particularly after 9/11.”
If that is the case, why is B. Hussein Obama so close to being president of the United States?
The Russians are just making asses of themselves.
Personally, I’d just ignore them, announce upgrades and test results of the Missile Defense program and then if they open a bomber base in Cuba:
“The US announces today that it is placing 60 museum piece Thor Missiles in Eastern Europe. (I believe it was Thor missiles that Kennedy withdrew from Turkey after the Soviets took the ballistic missiles out of Cuba).
That would be quite a slap in the face to the Ruskies.