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Technical Data on Bulava Released; Differs from Topol-M

October 7, 2005 :: News

A site maintained by Pavel Podvig, author of Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces, has acquired hitherto unreleased technical data on the new Bulava ballistic missile, and has compared it side by side with the Topol-M missile. Russian sources had previously said the two missiles were quite similar, that the Bulava was the sea-launched version of the Topol-M. The information released, which comes from START exchange data, suggests that they are a bit more different. As noted by Russianforces.org, “In reality [the Bulava] is about a third shorter and quite a bit ‘stockier.’ …The missile, which was designated RSM-56 for the purposes of the [START] treaty, is quite compact—its launch weight is about 37 tonnes, its length is about 12 meters.” (Article)

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