Russia successfully tests sea-based ballistic missile

Russia conducted Tuesday a successful test launch of a ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the Barents Sea in the Arctic, a Navy spokesman said.

The K-114 Tula (Delta IV-class) nuclear submarine of the Northern Fleet fired a new-generation Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile from a submerged position, targeting a test site on the Kamchatka Peninsula in Russia's Far East.

"The launch has been conducted from an underwater position," Igor Drygalo said. "A simulated warhead reached the target at the Kura testing ground at the designated time."

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