Russia Test-Launches ICBM
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Russia conducted a training launch of a solid-fuel intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, with warheads hitting targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula. The launch comes days after the CIA chief visited Moscow. Russia's solid-fuel arsenal includes Topol and Yars systems, which make up 56% of the country's strategic land-based nuclear arsenal.
Why it matters
The test-launch demonstrates Russia's nuclear capabilities and comes at a time of heightened tensions, highlighting the strategic significance of the event. The development and testing of ICBMs like the Topol and Yars systems are crucial to Russia's nuclear deterrence strategy.
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