If Russia can reduce reliance on its aging Soviet-era nuclear missile deterrent, analysts say it could create a ‘whole new ball game.’ The graying bear is getting a make-over. Russia’s military is launching its biggest rearmament effort since Soviet times, including a $650 billion program to procure 1,000 new helicopters, 600 combat planes, 100 warships, and 8 nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines.