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Tuesday, December 23, 2008

New Russia Sea-Based Missile Fails Again In Test

A test-firing of a new Russian sea-based missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads ended in failure Tuesday when the weapon disintegrated after launch, the Interfax news agency reported.

"After its firing from the submarine Dmitry Donskoy, the Bulava missile self-liquidated and exploded into the air," a military source told the agency.

Interfax said this was the eighth test launch of the Bulava and the fifth time the firing has been unsuccessful.

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