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Russia Test Fires New Ballistic Missile
MOSCOW, May 23 11:41 (RIA Novosti)
Russia's Strategic Missile Forces
test-fired a new prototype ballistic missile from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome in Arkhangelsk Region on Wednesday,
Defense Ministry spokesman Vadim Koval said, but did not name the new weapon.
"The training round landed in the western region of the Kamchatka peninsula, hitting its target" he said.
The launch took place at 10.15 a.m. from a mobile launcher, he said.
"The new intercontinental ballistic missile is intended to strengthen the capabilities of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, including its capabilities for overcoming
anti-missile defenses," he said.
"The missile was built with maximum use of existing components with new elements and technologies developed during the production of fifth-generation
missile systems, in order to shorten its development time," he said.
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