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Saturday, September 21, 2013

Consequences for Russian Missile Crash Will Be Harsh

Bulava test launchThe people responsible for the crash of a Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile at the start of September will be held accountable and possibly fired, a Russian military official told reporters on Friday.

The solution to the problem of the Sept. 6 launch failure of a Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) will be “implemented very harshly,” said Oleg Bochkarev, deputy chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission, adding that personnel would not be exempt from the consequences for the launch’s failure.

“Of course they’ll get to the bottom of it, don’t doubt it for a second,” he said.

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