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Friday, May 30, 2008

Russia scraps another batch of Topol systems under START-1 treaty

Russia has dismantled another six outdated Topol mobile ballistic missile systems under a major international treaty on strategic arms reduction, the Strategic Missile Forces said in a statement on Thursday.

"We scrapped six outdated Topol mobile systems. This is the second such procedure conducted this year," the statement said.

The first batch of six Topol systems this year was scrapped between March 17 and 26.

All of the systems were based in the Udmurt Republic in the eastern Urals.

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