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Russia sticks with missile project despite setbacks: report
Moscow (AFP) Dec 23, 2009 Russia will press ahead with its Bulava missile programme, the country's defence minister was quoted as saying on Wednesday, despite another failed test launch earlier this month. "We are certainly not going to cancel Bulava," Anatoly Serdyukov told the Rossiyskaya Gazeta in an interview to be published Thursday, parts of which were obtained by Interfax news agency. "There's a whole series of problems and unfortunately we can not resolve them as quickly as we would like," he added. "Nevertheless, I believe that the missile will fly." The latest test over Russia's White Sea on December 10 ended in failure, owing to "instability" in the Bulava's engine. The submarine-launched missile, which can be equipped with up to 10 individually targeted nuclear warheads, will have a maximum range of 8,000 kilometres (5,000 miles) when fully operational. It is central to Russia's plan to revamp its ageing weapons arsenal, but has been dogged by persistent technical problems. Share This Article With Planet Earth
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India tests nuclear-capable ballistic missileBhubaneshwar, India (AFP) Dec 13, 2009 India successfully tested a nuclear-capable ballistic missile from a ship near the east coast on Sunday, a defence official said. The Dhanush, which has a short range of 350 kilometres (220 miles), is a navy version of the surface-to-surface Prithvi missile and can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads. The missile was successfully fired from a ship in the Bay of Bengal, said S.P. Das, director of Integrated Test Range, a unit of India's Defence Research and Development Organisation. "The test met all the requisite parameters," he said. ... read more |
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