What the US are looking at installing are 10 interceptor Mx with kinetic warheads. The location of the Mx and radars are only effective against IRBM/ICBMs from the Middle/Far East. They're useless against Russian missiles over the pole.
Speak to a Russian strategic analyst and he'll agree totally. Putin is making up threats and problems where they don't exist for some reason. Most think it is because it plays well with the domesti caudience to be standing up to the West and he's looking at getting the vote behind his candidate in the next Presidential election. But why is mystery, he already has overhwelming support and is turning even semi-allies such as Germany against him.
The biggest fear is that he actually believes the stuff he's coming out with....