Putin attacks United States policy, announces new nuclear weapon....

"The Perestroika Deception?" - that sounds very tinfoil chapka...

If you people haven't heard. The K.G.B. has been lain to rest. It is now called the F.S.B.

"Nothing's scarier than a chain smoking russian cab driver explaining this to you at 4:30 am on your way to JFK airport."

Funniest take I've heard all week. Funny because so true, that's pretty scary.

I've never heard of the "The Perestroika Deception." Sounds interesting, I'll look into it.

Aaah, the eighties.

Even if there was no conspiracy or orchestration behind it, Soviet and post-Soviet nations have pretty much a stranglehold on the U.S. (and many other nations), for a variety of reasons:

-America is now a consumer nation, producing few products for its own use, and thus relies heavily on the products of other nations, namely China, India, and Russia

-America's currency is held aloft by two precarious systems: oil purchases and foreign investment. China, almost literally, owns American currency

-America's military outside of a few sectors is largely defunct

-America's government systems and services (infrastructure, education, inflation, credit, healthcare, social security) are all in states of critical neglect

Totally! I actually have had a "return of the cold war" episode on my mind for a while. So much fun 80's stuff to include on that...

sounds like a nice, lighthearted topic for a new SuperNews!

why wouldnt they get together? not that they are the most honest, best intentioned people in the world, but put yourself in their shoes? obviously they need to be accountable for what they do and did, but is bush? the US keeps on "educating" with actions and what this country has done in the past 4 decades is not a great example of common good and honesty. we all know this.

I see a few sides to this one, either Putin is an honest man expressing the need for power in other countries like Iran, backing them with nuclear plans. Or he is just "antagonising" the US into WW3. Which seems more likely, as there is no opposition for Putin. WW3 will be an extremely convienent event for the US government, as it will see an economic boom as the gov't will be forced to borrow money with interest from the Federal Reserve. It will also be a huge opportunity for implementing new laws and bills in the name of national security, and we all know what that leads to. Restriction to American citizens rights, and increased spying power on the American people.