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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Bulava missile not ready for mass production


Bulava missile launch

Four of the first six flight tests of the Bulava-M missile (where "M" stands for morskoi, or naval) were a failure.

However, Admiral Vladimir Masorin, commander-in-chief of the Russian Navy, said the Bulava-M (SS-NX-30), a naval derivative of the land-based Topol missile (SS-27), had been approved for mass production.

Did he mean that a batch of missiles would be produced for more tests?

Masorin said the trial period of the Bulava would end in 2008 after two more tests this year. The outcome of these tests is not clear.

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