MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia
carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear
missile on Wednesday and will perform two more test launches in October
and November, the head of its naval forces said.
The
armed forces have boosted their military training and test drills since
the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine, which Russia considers in
its traditional sphere of influence.
The
12-meter long Bulava, or mace, has undergone numerous tests, some
successful, and can deliver an impact of up to 100 times the atomic
blast that devastated Hiroshima in 1945.
Naval
Commander-in-Chief Admiral Viktor Chirkov said the test launch had been
carried out from the White Sea and that the test missile had hit its
target in Russia's far east.
"In
October and November of this year, the naval fleet will carry out two
more launches with two rocket cruisers equipped with ballistic
missiles," Interfax quoted Chirkov as saying.
A Bulava missile weighs 36.8 tonnes and can travel 8,000 km (5,000 miles) and hold 6-10 nuclear warheads. LINK
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