Russia: Missile Malfunctions Again
Posted on July 17th, 2009
By MICHAEL SCHWIRTZ
July 16, 2009
New York Times
Russia’s new nuclear-capable Bulava missile has failed again, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, the Ria Novosti news agency reported. The missile, which Russian officials have said would be among the world’s most advanced weapons, was test-launched from a submarine in the White Sea on Wednesday and blew up after a first-stage malfunction, the ministry was quoted as saying. Out of 11 tests, fewer than half have been at least partly successful. …
www.nytimes.com/2009/07/17/world/europe/17briefs-russiamissile.html
