Russia Tests ICBM

Russia has successfully test-launched an SS-25 ICBM, the Associated Press reported yesterday (see GSN, Oct. 21).

The missile was fired from northern Russia and hit its target in Kazakhstan, Strategic Missile Forces spokesman Col. Alexander Vovk told Interfax.

The launch was intended “to confirm the flight characteristics of the [Soviet-era] missile under an extended service-life,” Vovk said (Associated Press/MosNews.com, Nov. 1).

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