Russia Plans New Round of Missile Tests

Russia plans to soon conduct a new round of ballistic missile tests, Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov said Monday (see GSN, Sept. 8).

“There is a plan, and several submarines are already on combat duty,” he reportedly said during a weekly meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and top officials (Associated Press, Sept. 20).

Meanwhile, the Dmitry Donskoy submarine is expected to test the Bulava solid-fueled intercontinental missile next week in the White Sea, according to a source at the shipyard upgrading the submarine (Interfax, Sept. 20).

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