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Saturday, October 20, 2012

Russia tests Topol intercontinental missile

SS-25 Topol |Russian Strategic and Space Forces successfully tested an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) Topol, Russian Defense Ministry said Friday.

"The aims of the test were to confirm stability of the basic technical parameters of the missiles of that class and to estimate possibility of their service life extension to 25 years," the ministry's spokesman Vadim Koval told local media.

The service life of Topol was initially 10 years, later it was extended to 15 years. The Kremlin ordered to keep these missiles on active service for 25 years.

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