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Old habbits die hard? Personally I'm not really too concerned. If you're country X and country Y makes your missiles obsololete the only reasonable thing to do is build more or better missiles. Besides, for people in my industry, having military rivals is a good thing since it helps us obtain developement dollars. The only downside to Russia being perceived as a threat again, would be that it would distract people from the real threats. But if it takes people being afraid of the Russians, so we can get funding for our projects which are made to defeat China, then so be it.
As far as the treaties go, treaties left over from the Cold War are kind of like Affirmitive Action laws left over from the Civil Rights Movement. They had a time and place, they aren't needed anymore, and their existence simply points out the lack trust between both parties. The Cold War treaties in particular were more about trying to save money and make the other guy spend more money. (Limit research or building of one area that they're just now getting good at, and all of the sudden they have to spend money in another area to work around the treaty.)
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