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Russia tests ICBM

April 10, 2009 :: Reuters :: News

Russia test-fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile today.  The missile was fired from the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northern Russia to its site target 3,700 miles east in Kamchatka.  The test allowed Russia to confirm the continued viability of the missile, first introduced in 1985 and originally slated for an operational life-span of only 10 years.  Called the SS-25 Sickle by NATO, the Topol has a range of 6,125 miles and can carry a 550-kiloton warhead. (Article)

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