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Russia test-fires new intercontinental ballistic missile | Russia has test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk
space center in the Arkhangelsk region Wednesday, local media reported. The prototype
of the new missile was launched at 10:15 a.m. Moscow time (0615 GMT), Interfax
news agency reported, quoting a military official. Russian Defense Ministry spokesman
Vadim Koval said the new missile, developed for the Strategic Rocket Forces, was
launched successfully with a mobile launch vehicle. The new weapon is "intended
to strengthen the capabilities of Russia 's Strategic Missile Forces, including
its capabilities for overcoming anti-missile defenses," Koval said. The missile
tested Wednesday had adopted "new technologies and elements" developed in the
fifth-generation missile systems, according to the official. Koval didn't provide
further information on the new missile. Local media reported the launch was the
second such test of the new missile since September. By using a new fuel to shorten
the engine's boost operation, the missile gains more capabilities to overcome
missile defense systems. Also on Wednesday, the Russian Defense Ministry said
it has placed a new Voronezh-M long-range missile early warning radar station
on duty in the Irkutsk region, which is the fourth new-generation station that
has joined service in Russia in the past several years.
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