That would be a bad idea. Other than having a few nukes Russia is broke and would not stand a chance without legitimate allies that were willing to fight to the death.

I'm not a fan of Russians or their foreign policy but I have to say that I agree with Putin. Here's the U.S. ever encroaching on everyone's territory, why shouldn't they be alarmed if we have nukes right outside their country? After all, its exactly what they did during the cold war / cuban missile crisis! Keep in mind too that to "acquire" new targets is as simple as input in a computer and a new destination is set. So for Putin to try and make himself sound more ominous about "reacquiring targets" is just plain silly. Neither Russia nor the U.S. wants a nuclear holocaust its all just rhetorical.