Russia said a new sea-based ballistic missile made its first successful test flight Thursday after several previous failures, in what was the country’s second major test of new rocket technology in a month.
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June 29, 2007Russia has conducted a launch of an SS-18 Satan intercontinental ballistic missile from a silo in the Urals to launch a U.S. civilian satellite into orbit, a spokesman for the Strategic Missile Forces said Thursday.
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Ballistic missile early warning (BMEWS) radars will not be deployed on the premises of Russian embassies abroad, Russian Space Forces command said Tuesday.
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March 22, 2007Russia successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile Thursday in a launch intended to extend the lifetime of aging Soviet-built weapons, the Defense Ministry is quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
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December 21, 2006Russia will replace single nuclear warheads on some of its strategic missiles with multiple warheads, The Associated Press reported Friday citing Russian news agencies.
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December 17, 2006The country’s nuclear forces must remain capable of guaranteeing the destruction of any potential aggressor, President Putin said Thursday, as he addressed a meeting of senior military officials, AP reports.
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November 17, 2006The Russian missile forces chief said that the military had decided to keep its heaviest intercontinental ballistic missiles in service for another decade.
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