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Putin Flexes Muscle In Big Test Of Russia's Nuclear Arsenal -- Reuters
(Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin took a leading role in the latest tests of Russia's strategic nuclear arsenal, the most comprehensive since the 1991 Soviet collapse, the Kremlin said on Saturday.
The exercises, held mostly on Friday, featured prominently in news reports on state television which seemed aimed to show Russians and the world that Putin is the hands-on chief of a resurgent power.
Tests involving command systems and all three components of the nuclear "triad" - land and sea-launched long-range nuclear missiles and strategic bombers - were conducted "under the personal leadership of Vladimir Putin", the Kremlin said.
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More News On Russia's Nuclear Missile Tests
Exercises of strategic nuclear forces completed in Russia -- Voice of Russia
Russia fires dummy warheads from planes, sub, silo -- Straits Times
Russia fires dummy warheads from planes, sub, silo -- Daily Times
Russia warns NATO over missile plans -- UPI
Russia Warns of 'Technical Response' to NATO Missile Plans -- RIA Novosti
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