Open Thread

For general discussion and debate. Possible talking point: Russia tests new ICBM Christmas day:

The RS-24 missile was launched from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its test warheads successfully hit designated targets on the Kura testing range on the Kamchatka Peninsula some 4,340 miles east, Strategic Missile Forces spokesman Alexander Vovk told The Associated Press.

Vovk said that the missile carried multiple test warheads, but refused to say how many. The Interfax news agency said the RS-24 is capable of carrying at least three warheads.

What does this mean for U.S. - Russia relations? How soon before media blame it on Bush foreign policies?