Seems like the old Soviet Union is being reborn in a more powerful and grand style and i bet Russian is ready for any confrontations.
http://news.yahoo.com/russia-holds-war-games-involving-numerous-missile-launches-132831801.html
MOSCOW (AP) — The Russian military has
conducted a series of ballistic and cruise missile
launches from sites across the country in the
latest demonstration of the nation's resurgent
military might.
The Defense Ministry said Friday the exercise has
involved launches from sites on the ground, at
sea and in the air in what appeared to be one of
the largest such maneuvers this year.
The war games come as foreign ministers from
Russia, the United States, Saudi Arabia, Turkey,
Iran and a dozen of other countries are meeting
in Vienna to discuss a possible settlement for the
war in Syria.
The exercises involved the launch of a Kalibr
cruise missile from a Russian ship in the Caspian
Sea. Earlier this month, Russian navy ships in the
southern Caspian launched 26 such missiles at
targets in Syria as part of Moscow's air
campaign, which began Sept. 30.
As part of the maneuvers, the Russian navy also
launched intercontinental ballistic missiles from
two nuclear submarines in the Barents Sea and
the Sea of Okhotsk, while a ground-based Topol
intercontinental ballistic missile was launched
from the Plesetsk pad in northwestern Russia.
The drills also included Tu-160s strategic
bombers launching cruise missiles at practice
targets at the Pemboi shooting range in the
northern Komi region and the Kura shooting
range on the far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula.
An Iskander cruise missile was launched at a
practice target on the Kapustin Yar shooting
range in southern Russia.
The ministry said the drills were intended to test
transmitting combat orders from the top military
leadership all the way down.