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Russia test-fires advanced missile

THE Russian navy yesterday successfully test-fired an advanced ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine, giving a boost to the nation's top weapons program that has been haunted by a string of failures.

The successful launch of the Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile follows 12 previous tests over the past few years, most of which were failures. The failed launches raised doubts about the military's most expensive weapons program and left a newly commissioned nuclear submarine weaponless.

Defense Ministry spokesman Alexei Kuznetsov told The Associated Press that the Bulava was launched yesterday from the Dmitry Donskoi nuclear submarine under water in the White Sea. The missile's warheads successfully hit a designated area on the Kura testing range on Kamchatka Peninsula.

The Bulava has been described by authorities as a future cornerstone of Russia's nuclear arsenal as older Soviet-built nuclear missiles are gradually retired.

Officials billed Bulava as a new-generation weapon, capable of dodging any potential missile defenses due to its quick start and ability to perform unusual maneuvers in flight.

 

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