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Thursday, July 16, 2009

Russia outwitted U.S. strategic defenses with missile test

DELTA IV class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (Project 667BDRM)The United States was unable to detect the presence of Russian strategic submarines in the Arctic before they test-launched two ballistic missiles, a Russian intelligence source said on Wednesday.

Russia carried out test launches of two Sineva intercontinental ballistic missiles from two Delta IV class nuclear-powered submarines, located near the North Pole, on July 13-14.

"The American radars certainly detected the missile launches but their location took them by surprise," the source said.

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