Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Ukraine destroys Soviet-era missiles

SS-24 ''Scalpel''A rocket engine airframe disposal facility was opened in Ukraine Tuesday to destroy RS-22 (SS-24) missile components under the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty.

The newly opened facility is in Dnipropetrovsk.

RS-22 missiles were developed in the 1980s by the then Soviet Union. The nuclear missiles had a range of more than 6,200 miles

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