Russia Successfully Tests ICBM

Russia yesterday successfully test-fired an SS-25 Topol ICBM, according to the Associated Press (see GSN, Nov. 2).

The missile was launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwestern Russia and hit a target on the eastern Kamchatka Peninsula, AP reported. The purpose of the test was to evaluate whether the service life of the missile could be extended, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces said in a statement. The missile fired yesterday has been in service since 1985, more than double its intended lifetime, AP reported (Associated Press, Nov. 2).

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