Russia Calls ICBM Launch From Sub a Success
AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE
Published: 1 Nov 2009 11:27
MOSCOW - Russia successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Nov. 1 from a nuclear-powered submarine in the Barents Sea, Russian agencies said, citing the defense ministry.
The missile was fired from the submarine Bryansk, and the warheads reached their target at the correct time, agencies reported without giving any further details on the type of missile or its range.
Vesti television channel reported that the Bryansk is equipped with 16 Sineva-class ballistic missiles.
The success comes after Russia experienced a series of embarrassing failures in tests on its new-generation Bulava missile. A submarine failed to launch the missile in the latest test in October.
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