mlsoft, ""I am confident that Russia is not willing to go nuclear with us"" I am confident that Russia does not want to lose a conventional war with us. As you sate there would be no question of the winner of a conventional war. Was it "Failsafe" where we trade the utter destruction of New York in reparation for our accidentally destroying Moscow? Could be quite the chess match. Many of the "little folks" might not appreciate the outcome.