Russians Unconcerned by Kremlin's Saber-rattling

Russia held civil defense drills involving 40 million people this month, the largest since the collapse of the Soviet Union. State media broadcast instantly recognizable Soviet imagery, showing school children trying on gas masks, and urging viewers to find the nearest bomb shelter “before it's too late.”   But while these reports fuel Western fears of a new Cold War, ordinary Russians don't seem too worried.   Even in Kaliningrad, a heavily militarized Russian outpost...

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