Idea of U.S. threat to Russia is "ludicrous" - Rice

...U.S. missile shield in eastern Europe could pose a strategic threat to Moscow.

"The idea that somehow 10 interceptors and a few radars in eastern Europe are going to threaten the Soviet strategic deterrent is purely ludicrous and everybody knows it," she told reporters ahead of a NATO-Russia meeting in Oslo.

"The Russians have thousands or warheads. The idea that you can somehow stop the Russian strategic nuclear deterrent with a few interceptors just doesn't make sense," she added.