Newsmax.com has an article explaining Russia is developing a new nuke missile and submarines to carry them that would be capable of penetrating anti-missile defenses. This is yet another reason why we must drill for our own oil now while we develop alternative sources. Even though the U.S. is not dependent on Russia for oil (more so in Europe), developing our own oil resources and bringing to market clean coal, solar, wind, fuel cells, nuclear, and other sources of energy will drive down oil prices both on a demand side and by speculation. Russia and Russia's side-kick, Venezuela, have their economies inflated with oil money. We need to bankrupt their economies by bringing down the price of oil. Putin has large ambitions for Russia's military but it will not be cheap, and our energy independence can be one of our strongest shots against the Russian military machine.