Russia Successfully Test-Fires New Ballistic Missile

Bulava missile. © RIA Novosti/Avrora

Russian Military Successfully Test-Fires New Ballistic Missile -- Washington Post/AP

MOSCOW — Russia’s Defense Ministry says the navy has successfully test-fired an advanced ballistic missile from a new-generation nuclear submarine.

Ministry spokesman Col. Igor Konashenkov says the Bulava missile was launched from under the water in the White Sea that separates Russia from Scandinavia. He says its warheads reached the Kura testing range on the Pacific Kamchatka Peninsula, some 5,500 kilometers (3,500 miles) away.

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Update #1: Russia test fires troubled Bulava missile after 8-month break -- RIA Novosti
Update #2: Bulava Trial Launch Proceeds as Planned -- Global Security Newswire

My Comment: After years of problems and delays, it appears that Russia has worked out the kinks in their Bulava SLBM missile program.