Russia tests submarine-launched Bulava missile amid tensions with Europe
Russia said this week that it test-fired a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk. The launch was carried out from the submerged submarine Generalissimo Suvorov, according to the Russian defence ministry. The missile then travelled about 8,300 km before landing in a test area in the Arkhangelsk region in north-western Russia.The ministry said the launch took place on Wednesday, 28 October, and described it as a test of the RSM-56 Bulava system. It did not say whether the missile carried a nuclear warhead, although that would be unusual in a test of this... [Continue Reading]
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