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Subject: US Navy Figured This Out About 50 Years Ago

DECEMBER 23, 2008, 6:01 P.M. ET

Russian Missile Fails in Test Launch for Fifth Time

Associated Press

MOSCOW -- Russia's new sea-based ballistic missile has failed in a test launch for the fifth time, signaling serious trouble with the highly advertised major future component of the nation's nuclear forces.

The Bulava missile "self-destructed and exploded in the air" after a launch from the Dmitry Donskoy nuclear submarine beneath the surface of the White Sea, said Russian Navy spokesman Capt. Igor Dygalo.

Russia has been making an aggressive effort in recent years to upgrade its missile forces after years of post-Soviet underfunding and a lack of testing. The Kremlin has hailed the missile as capable of penetrating any prospective missile defenses.

Russian news agencies said Tuesday's test was the fifth failure out of 10 launches since 2004. During the last successful test in late November, it hit test targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula, some 5,500 kilometers to the east of the launch site, less than 15 minutes after the launch.

Washington's plan to deploy a ballistic-missile defense system in Eastern Europe has upset the Kremlin and the Russian military, who say it will undermine Russia's security.

The Bulava is reported to be designed to fly about 10,000 kilometers and to carry six individually targeted nuclear warheads. It is expected to equip three Borei-class nuclear submarines now under construction.

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