Here is your R&D top five for February 4th:

Nuclear missile threats to U.S. mount from the Washington Times

Beyond the black stuff (Oil) from the Economist

Scattershot Aid Efforts Spur Frustration in Haiti from the Latin American Herald Tribune

CrisisWatch N°78, 1 February 2010 Report from the International Crisis Group

The Next Great Transformation:  Should the U.S. look to China? from Foreign Policy in Focus