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| Russian missile launch goes wrong - again |
| 2004-02-20 |
| EFL Putin’s much-publicised appearance at military exercises is marred by missile malfunction on two days running President Vladimir Putin oversaw one of Russia’s largest strategic military exercises in years for a second day on Wednesday, and, for a second day, something went wrong. An intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) fired from the nuclear submarine Karelia in the Barents Sea veered wildly off course 98 seconds after launch and then self-destructed, a navy spokesman said. The cause of the malfunction would be investigated. |
| Posted by:Yosemite Sam |
| #8 Maybe they should buy one of these instead. |
| Posted by: Mike 2004-2-20 6:26:55 PM |
| #7 The Stategic Rocket Forces used to get the best of every thing the Soviet Armed forces got... which was the best that the Soviets produced... where are they in the pecking order now? |
| Posted by: Shipman 2004-2-20 4:27:33 PM |
| #6 russias gonna try and bankrupt itself again, should be fun to watch |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-2-20 3:00:52 PM |
| #5 Was this one of the new missiles that make "missile defense useless?" I suppose self-destructing before we can hit it would give them a moral victory. |
| Posted by: Jackal 2004-2-20 2:34:30 PM |
| #4 I hate it when I can't get my shot off... |
| Posted by: Raj 2004-2-20 1:51:26 PM |
| #3 some skint sailor probably sold one of the missle components |
| Posted by: Jon Shep U.K 2004-2-20 1:28:37 PM |
| #2 Nahhhhhhh, PBMcL!... You've never heard of Gremlins From The Kremlin? |
| Posted by: Jack Deth 2004-2-20 1:07:19 PM |
| #1 Is this bad luck, or political pressure forcing 'em to test before they're ready for Prime Time? |
| Posted by: PBMcL 2004-2-20 1:02:13 PM |