Russia test-fires intercontinental missile: military

[formercia]

Source: Yahoo





18 mins ago
Russia test-fires intercontinental missile: military AFP/RIA Novosti/File –
MOSCOW (AFP) – Russia on Wednesday test-fired for the third time its new RS-24 intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at overcoming air defence systems, the military said.

"The test-firing of the RS-24 was carried out on Wednesday from the Plesetsk cosmodrome" in the Arkhangelsk region of northern Russia, the Interfax news agency reported.

Military spokesman Alexei Zolotukhin told the agency that "the missile... was launched from a mobile launcher. This is the third test firing of the RS-24 in the last two years."

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More money down the rat hole.

[RethugAssKicker]

1. What did we expect as a response to out Missile "Defense"

system right on their border?

[formercia]

2. Perhaps Junior thought he could bankrupt them, like Raygun did.

Wait, they have the oil and we're the ones going bankrupt.