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Monday, June 09, 2008

Russia destroys 20 ballistic missiles in 2008 under START treaty

Russia has destroyed and sent for scrap about 20 intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM) and 12 mobile missile launchers since the start of 2008, the Strategic Missile Forces (SMF) said on Monday.

"Since January 2008, the SMF have destroyed and sent for scrap about 20 ICBMs whose service life has expired," the SMF said in a statement, adding the missiles were scrapped as part of the START-1 treaty, set to expire on December 6, 2009.

In addition, a total of 12 mobile missile launchers have been dismantled during the same period under the close monitoring of U.S. inspectors, the statement said.

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