Russia Says Developing New Long-Range Ballistic Missile
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Russia is developing a new intercontinental ballistic missile, the military announced on Friday, in an apparent attempt to remind the United States of Moscow's rocket capacities.
Revealing the existence of the project for the first time, rocket forces commander General Sergei Karakayev said that several test launches of prototypes had already taken place and the work was on the "right path,” Russian state media said.
Karakayev said the latest test was on October 24 at the Kapustin Yar firing range in the Astrakhan region of southern Russia.
He appeared to link the solid-fuel missile's development to controversial U.S. plans to install missile defense systems in central Europe which have long angered Moscow.
"The solid fuel missile will allow us to realize possibilities like the creation of a high-precision strategic missile with a non-nuclear warhead with practically global range," Karakayev was quoted as saying by the state RIA Novosti news agency.
He said that the new 100-ton missile would be able to overcome any existing missile defense system.
Karakayev added the missile would also be effective in combating any future missile defense system that the United States could install in space.
He said that the missile would ultimately replace Russia's new generation of intercontinental missiles the Yars and Topol-M.
14 December 2012, 12:34
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lol, good luck Russia, like the retired boxer who still thinks people are scared of him cause he can throw 2 punches at 90
14 December 2012, 13:34
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The world should definitely be scared of a country that possesses thousands of nuclear warheads, more than the entire world's stash combined.
Look at your own country and its capabilities first before making fun of other countries.
14 December 2012, 16:27
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Russia is past glory, its days are long gone, finished, old, aging population, corruption, no powers in the world respect it. Wake up to yourself, it is not 1985. Germany would annihilate the Russian armed forces alone.
14 December 2012, 12:36
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Military R&D always impacts positively on everyone's life. Such as the invencion of microwaves ovens etc... It is the political leaders that can be dangerous.
14 December 2012, 12:56
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Mabrouk to the Russians. The Russian people should be proud. Ba3sa la zionists.
14 December 2012, 16:51
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Lol , a Bear of paper feeding its people from American's wheat ... Yeah , Everyone's shivering !!!... Say hello to Chernobyl ..
