Um.......if I was a foreign leader and I wanted to test the United States hmmmmm I'd test ANY new President that comes into office. That is the part they seem to miss. One test coming up is potential Russian bombers in Venezuela, additionally a resurgence of Russian activity in the Carribean.
The Story:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_el_pr/palin Some Russian Venezuelan Activity:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/americas/09/10/russia.venezuela/index.html