Russian nuclear submarine test-fires missile
November 1st, 2009 - 5:58 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )Moscow, Nov 1 (RIA Novosti) A Russian nuclear submarine has successfully test-fired a ballistic missile, authorities said Sunday.
“On Nov 1, the Northern Fleet’s nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine, Bryansk, successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Barents Sea from a submerged position,” the defence ministry said in a statement.
“The warheads reached the target area at the designated time,” the statement said.
Russia’s nuclear triad comprises land-based ballistic missile systems, nuclear-powered submarines armed with sea-launched ballistic missiles, and strategic bombers carrying nuclear bombs and nuclear-capable cruise missiles.
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