of course with free will this could be difficult but the putin is warning that the empire will face the difficulties that result;

 Russian President Vladimir Putin said in a national address Wednesday Moscow could target the United States if it moves new missiles into eastern Europe, after the scrapping of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces treaty.

In his State of the Nation address, Putin threatened to target countries in Europe and the United States with new intermediate-range missiles if similar missiles are stationed against Russia in neighboring European nations. He said such a scenario would target U.S. decision-making centers.

"Russia is not planning to be the first to deploy these missiles to Europe," Putin told the Federal Assembly. "If they are indeed manufactured and sent to the European continent ... this will sharply deteriorate international security and create serious threats to Russia since it takes up to 10-12 minutes for certain types of these missiles to fly to Moscow."

The Kremlin leader promised "tit-for-tat" asymmetric measures against the United States........https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2019/02/20/Putin-threatens-to-target-US-decision-making-centers-if-missiles-deployed/2101550662756/