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Sunday, November 30, 2008

Russia to launch 13 ballistic missiles

Russia will further test its ballistic capabilities through launching an increased number of missiles over the next year, an official says.

"We are planning to carry out 13 launches in 2009," Nikolai Solovtsov, commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces (SMF), said Friday.

The test-fires, which compared to 2008 are almost double in number, include "five test launches of new missiles" and "three launches to confirm the extension of missiles' service lives" according to the commander Solovtsov.

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