Russia's missile test successful

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http://www.afp.com/en/node/143855

Russia on Wednesday staged the first successful test-launch of a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of breaching defence systems now being developed by NATO, a military spokesman said.

The announcement came less than a week after NATO formally activated the first stage of a missile defence shield whose deployment Russia has bitterly opposed out of fears that it may target its own vast nuclear arsenal.

"The dummy warhead reached its target area at the Kura test range on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The set goals of the launch were reached," Interfax quoted Russian Strategic Nuclear Forces spokesman Vadim Koval as saying.

A military source told the agency that the launch was only the second ever conducted on the missile.

The source said the first failed on September 27 when the missile suffered an undisclosed malfunction and crashed only 10 kilometres (six miles) from the launch site.

Various sources told the agency that the new missile was better equipped to penetrate the new US-backed missile defence system in Europe whose first stage NATO official activated at its Chicago summit next week.

The Russian missile "uses a new type of fuel that helps reduce the time required to operate the propellants in the active stage of the rocket's trajectory," one military source said.

Russian officials believe this makes the missile more difficult to detect and easier to manoeuvre.

Interfax said the weapon is also equipped with manoeuvrable individual warheads that can change course to avoid being shot down.

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On May 24 2012 18:42 vOkk wrote:
Because Iran and Russia has nuclear weapon mean a war is coming? They just build it to defend themselves versus the Empire. Israël, USA, etc. have nuclear weapon but for them it's okay? Come on

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On May 24 2012 18:37 xwoGworwaTsx wrote:


Is there a war looming in the horizon? First North Korea. Now Russia. Even a Third World coutry like India is currently on missile test programs. What's up with the world? And what of NATO missile shield? Is there something bigger that the majority of the public don't know?

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On May 24 2012 19:14 Excludos wrote:
"Is there a war looming in the horizon? First North Korea. Now Russia."

I love how you buncle those two countries togheter. One is dictatorship with allegedly nuclear weapons to be used against their neighbor "because he feels like it", the other is a normal country on par with usa that we're scared off because they live in the east side of the world and "omg cold war and stuff!".

I do agree its retarded that countries are gearing up towards a war instead of gearing down, but its not like USA is any different there either.

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On May 24 2012 19:23 CruiseR wrote:


Yes, Russia can't be placed in same bag as North Korea, but i wouldn't call it a "normal country" as you did. Remember last president elections? It was rigged, wasn't it?

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On May 24 2012 19:23 Excludos wrote:


Well ok, you got me there. 140% xD

edit: Also, if you look closely, one of the installations is stationed in Poland. The invasion has already begun!

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On May 24 2012 19:25 Orcasgt24 wrote:
If Russia wanted to nuke you they'd just fire more missles then you could shoot down. So only 200 nukes will land in your country instead of 500. I think 200 nukes is enough to kill everyone inside it. Missle defence system = pointless. Same goes with the USA, they could just fire off 500 or more nukes if they wanted.

But noones gonna nuke anyone anyways. To do so is to choose an global apocolypse. A major war between US/China/Russia is never gonna happen. Mutually assured destruction if it does.

Imagine if all the money the world spent on stupid never to be used bullshit like this was used to fund medical research, education, sustainable energy, space exploration or technologies to improve life on earth.

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On May 24 2012 19:28 CruiseR wrote:


yes, but the defense system makes sense if the Iran wanted to launch a nuke strike. Iran won't be able to make that number of nukes, so the Aegis shield is perfectly reasonable.

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