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Tuesday, June 01, 2010

Bulava Probe Results Ready For Russian Government Review


The official results of a probe into the latest failure of Russia's ill-fated Bulava ballistic missile are ready and have been sent to the government for review, a defense industry source said on Tuesday.

The latest unsuccessful launch of the missile, which Russia hopes will be a key element of its nuclear forces, took place from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine in the White Sea in early December 2009. Only five of 12 Bulava launches have been officially reported as successful.

"The conclusions [of the investigation commission] are ready and they are on their way to the government," the source said.

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