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Saturday, December 29, 2012

Russia’s new nuclear submarine to be commissioned soon

RFS Yuri Dolgoruki |The latest submarine addition to Russia’s ‘Project 955′ upgrading of its nuclear capability, the Yuri Dolgoruky, is due to be commissioned in the northern port of Severodinsk on Sunday, Itar-Tass reported Friday.

The sub, armed with new and improved ballistic missile capabilities, is one of eight major projects due to be completed by 2020 that will form the core of the Russian Navy’s nuclear deterrence strategy over the coming decades.

The total cost of the Yuri Dolgoruky has been estimated at 23 billion rubles (750 million U.S. dollars).

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