PEOPLE

Don Beattie: "They are still a threat to us, particularly since their leadership is undefined right now. Although they are broken up into many small states, they still have nuclear weapons. The whole thing is so vague now that I think we need to worry more about them now than we had."

Bob Gum: "I don't think that they are nearly as much a threat as they used to be, at least not an international threat. I think they are still some sort of a military threat; maybe to countries in Europe and Asia that we might have to intercede on their behalf."

Christina Phillips: "I think they are still a threat in some sense. There is a lot of instability over there. As long as they are fighting among themselves it will be some threat to us. It's a concern as far as what will happen in their situation with their nuclear weapons."

Tracy Childers: "I think they are still a threat to us. We really don't know who is in charge. There are more people for our government to deal with right now and I think it should be investigated thoroughly. From what I've learned about history, I don't think we should trust them."

Bill Beard: "I think it will be the same as it always has. Russians are Russians just like Americans are Americans. Absolutely they are still a threat. It doesn't matter who is in charge over there. Americans should not let down their guard or scale back on our military."

Joy Engelhart: "I really don't feel that there is much difference now because there is so much fighting in the little countries themselves. The different factions might decide that they need to test a larger country like the United States. We don't know what their leaders might decide to do."