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MOSCOW — Russia’s military on Tuesday successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads — a weapon intended to replace aging Soviet-era missiles.
The RS-24 missile was launched from the Plesetsk launch facility in northern Russia and its test warheads hit designated targets some 4,340 miles east, Strategic Missile Forces spokesman Alexander Vovk said.
President Vladimir Putin has used windfall oil revenues to modernize Russia’s military arsenals amid increasing tensions with the West. The Kremlin has fiercely opposed U.S. plans to deploy missile defense sites in Poland and the Czech Republic, saying they threaten Russia’s security.
