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Saturday, May 14, 2011

Bulava launches to resume mid-June

Dmitrii Donskoy (Typhoon)The Russian Defense Ministry said on Friday it has scheduled a new round of test launches of its troubled Bulava missile for mid-June.

Despite several previous failures, officially blamed on manufacturing defects, the Russian military has insisted that there is no alternative to the Bulava and pledged to continue testing the missile until it is ready for service with the Navy.

"The launch will take place between June 15 and 17 from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine [in the White Sea,]" the source said.

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