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Russia to double nuclear missile tests for 2013 -What caused that then?

The strategic missile forces plans for 11 launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles in 2013, up from five last year.

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January 04, 2013
Barents Observer

Some of the missile-types deployed in Russia are getting older, and the main aim of the tests to blast off this year has the objectives of lifetime extension. By testing the missiles, their reliability can be proven.

Military Press reports that five launches of intercontinental ballistic missiles were conducted in 2012. Three of which were held by a pilot training program to develop the defense systems and improvement of combat equipment to secure the strategic missiles to overcome anti-missile defense systems.

Russia has repeatedly protested USA’s development of an anti-missile defense system.

Last October, Russia test fired two intercontinental missilessimultaneously, one launched from the Pacific towards a target on the Kanin Peninsula on the shores of the eastern Barents Sea, and one launch the other way from Plesetsk in Arkhangelsk Oblast towards a target on Kamchatka in the Far East. That missile drill also included strategic bombers launching cruise-missiles.

The drill was said to be the largest since the 1991 breakup of the Soviet Union.

http://www.barentsobserver.com/en/security/2013/01/russia-double-nuke-missile-tests-04-01

US conducts ‘subcritical’ nuclear test

The US said it had conducted Thursday a “subcritical” underground nuclear test in Nevada without actually triggering an atomic explosion, AFP has cited the US Energy Department as saying.

Dec 7, 2012 11:49 Moscow Time

The experiment, known as Pollux, was the 27th “subcritical” nuclear test and followed the Barolo B experiment in February 2011.

The US Energy Department said the test was conducted to gather scientific data that will “provide crucial information to maintain the safety and effectiveness of the nation’s nuclear weapons.”

Voice of Russia, RIA

January 7, 2013 - Posted by | Uncategorized

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