美国《国家利益》杂志2016年10月20日发表了俄罗斯列格努姆通讯社军事专栏作家列奥尼德·涅希延的署名文章,题为《美俄对峙:导弹防御在全球核战争中是否会有用处?》。文章认为,当前美俄关系的紧张程度已经达到顶点,这导致核威慑和导弹防御再度成为探讨热点,就像冷战时期一样。此前,涅希延已经在主题涵盖地面、水下和空中力量的一系列文章中分析了美俄战略核力量平衡 US National Interests magazine published a signed article by Leonid Neheiman of Russia’s military columnist Lennhem News Agency on October 20, 2016 titled “US-Russian Confrontation: Is Missile Defense in a Global Nuclear War? Will be useful? ” The article holds that the current tension between the United States and Russia has reached its peak, which has led to nuclear deterrence and missile defense once again become hot spots for discussion, just as in the Cold War era. Earlier, Nehemiah had analyzed the balance of strategic nuclear forces between the United States and Russia in a series of articles covering the ground, underwater and air forces under the theme,