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Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Russian Rocket Flop Threatens Rearmament Program

Russian President Vladimir Putin watches the launch of a missile during naval exercises in Russia's Arctic North on board the nuclear missile cruiser Petr Veliky.The test of the newest version of the Bulava naval atomic missile from on board the nuclear submarine Dmitry Donskoi ended in failure.

This is the third accident in a row for the Bulava. The problems with testing the rocket cast doubt on the weapons program under which submarines are to be equipped with those rockets beginning next year so that they become the basis of the Russian naval strategic forces.

Kommersant learned that the Dmitry Donskoi went to sea for the purpose of launching a Bulava at the end of last week. Yesterday, the submarine returned to its base at Severodvinsk. The rocket launch was to take place on Sunday, but there was no official report that it occurred.

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