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| Bulava Missile Test From Russian Sub Fails |
| 2006-09-08 |
| MOSCOW (AP) - A test of a new Russian intercontinental ballistic missile ended in failure Thursday when it fell into the sea shortly after its launch from a nuclear submarine, the Defense Ministry said. The nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoy launched the experimental Bulava missile from an underwater position in the White Sea toward a testing range on the Kamchatka Peninsula, but it veered off its designated flight path and fell into the sea shortly after the launch, the ministry said. The military previously had conducted four successful test-launches of the Bulava, which is set to be commissioned by the navy in 2008 and become a new standard weapon of Russian nuclear submarines. The Bulava has a range of 5,000 miles and carries six individually targeted nuclear warheads. After years of desperate funds shortages following the Soviet collapse in 1991, the Kremlin has bolstered defense spending markedly. Officials touted the new Topol-M and Bulava missiles, saying that they would be capable of penetrating any prospective missile defense systems. |
| Posted by:Steve White |
| #10 Timex take a lickin and keeps on tickin. |
| Posted by: Nimble Spemble 2006-09-08 14:48 |
| #9 Alice...what time is it? Where is my Bulava? |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2006-09-08 14:42 |
| #8 Well, Viagra does sound like a Russian name anyway.... |
| Posted by: mcsegeek1 2006-09-08 13:57 |
| #7 Now the Russians can't get it up either. Looks like a booming year for Pfizer. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2006-09-08 12:45 |
| #6 Maybe they can get some help from the North Koreans. |
| Posted by: DoDo 2006-09-08 11:17 |
| #5 This combined with yesterday's "accident" (electrical fire that killed 2 sailors) makes the Russian Navy look like the Afghan navy. I just hope the sailors don't die as a result of Pooty-Poot's creep back toward communism. I fully expect to hear of another sub going down here soon....good news comes in 3's, right? |
| Posted by: BA 2006-09-08 09:51 |
| #4 Shoulda stuck with the Elgin. |
| Posted by: 6 2006-09-08 08:11 |
| #3 This missile can go from the very eastern point of Siberia to the very western point of Alaska. Thus it is intercontinental and the launch was a success. |
| Posted by: JFM 2006-09-08 05:06 |
| #2 Nice to see THE SIMPSONS are back. |
| Posted by: JosephMendiola 2006-09-08 01:31 |
| #1 Ha Ha! [/Nelson Muntz] |
| Posted by: Zenster 2006-09-08 00:58 |