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Report: Russia Extends Lifetime of SS-18 ICBMs

November 11, 2006 :: Interfax :: News

Interfax reports that the Russia has extended the service lifetime of the SS-18 Satan (RS-20V) intercontinental ballistic missile. According to Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov, commander of the Strategic Missile Forces, the decision extends the original 15-year service lifetime of one of the world’s most powerful missiles to 25 years. The SS-18, which carries 10 individually targetable nuclear warheads, has been the heaviest missile in the Russian military’s inventory since its deployment began in the late 1980s. (Article)

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