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With landfill Russian test launch carried out
Moscow. 4th of March. INTERFAX.RU - Tuesday at 22:10 with the State Central Multipurpose Firing Range "Kapustin Yar" in the Astrakhan region was conducted a test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) RS-12M "Topol". Start a crew made the Strategic Missile Forces.
According to "Interfax" a representative of the press service and information of the Defense Ministry of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel Igor Yegorov, the purpose of the test was to start prospective warheads of intercontinental ballistic missiles. "Study of a missile with a given accuracy struck a conditional goal on the range" Sary-Shagan "(Republic of Kazakhstan)," - said the representative of the Defense Ministry.
According to him, the test elements warheads ballistic missile test site "Kapustin Yar" is unique. Only his test tracks and polygons measuring system allows the testing of advanced combat equipment, the ability to overcome missile defense system, including the perspective configuration over the entire range of possible conditions for its delivery to the goals for the Strategic Missile Forces and the Navy, said Yegorov.
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I guess that did not count on its fleet of sanctions and US =)
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According to "Interfax" a representative of the press service and information of the Defense Ministry of the Strategic Missile Forces, Colonel Igor Yegorov, the purpose of the test was to start prospective warheads of intercontinental ballistic missiles. "Study of a missile with a given accuracy struck a conditional goal on the range" Sary-Shagan "(Republic of Kazakhstan)," - said the representative of the Defense Ministry.
According to him, the test elements warheads ballistic missile test site "Kapustin Yar" is unique. Only his test tracks and polygons measuring system allows the testing of advanced combat equipment, the ability to overcome missile defense system, including the perspective configuration over the entire range of possible conditions for its delivery to the goals for the Strategic Missile Forces and the Navy, said Yegorov.
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I guess that did not count on its fleet of sanctions and US =)
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