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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Bulava missile could be modified for ground launches


Russia's new submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) Bulava could be fired from ground-based launchers after a slight modification, its designer Yury Solomonov said.

"This task is viable...although some parts - about 10 percent cost-wise - must be adopted for ground launches," Solomonov said in an interview with Russia's National Defense magazine to be published later in December.

The Bulava (SS-NX-30) three-stage liquid and solid propellant SLBM carries up to 10 MIRV warheads and has a range of over 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles).

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