MOSCOW – In a major show of strength, the Russian Navy on Tuesdaysuccessfully test-fired fired four intercontinental nuclear Bulavaballistic missiles from a submarine in the White Sea.
The submarine-launched ballistic missile Bulavas, which can carry up to 10nuclear warheads of 100-150 kilotonnes each and have a range of 8,300kilometres, were test-fired within a few seconds of each other from thesubmerged nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgorukiy.
“On May 22, the Project 955 Borei-class strategic nuclear submarine YuriDolgorukiy made a successful test salvo launch of four Bulava ballisticmissiles from the designated area in the White Sea to targets at the Kurashooting range on the Kamchatka Peninsula within combat training. Themissiles were fired from a submerged position, successfully completing themission.
The test confirmed combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei SSBN and theBulava missile system. It was the first-ever salvo fire from this type ofsubmarines.
The SSBN crew demonstrated high professional skills in preparing for thetest launch and in the process itself,” the statement posted on Ministry ofDefence of the Russian Federation website said. A video of the test firingwas also posted on the site.
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