It's a cultural thing I believe. Some cultures have a different way of dealing with conflicts, and each one of those has its pros and cons. The US for example

It's a cultural thing I believe. Some cultures have a different way of dealing with conflicts, and each one of those has its pros and cons. The US for example threatens adversaries before it acts. And sometimes it will not act even though she says so. (bluffing like in a poker game) The benefits as I see them is being somewhat more transparent. The Russians on the other hand will not threaten. They want to keep all their options hidden. But when they come out saying they will do something they very likely will and sometimes this can look like an extreme escalation coming out of nowhere.