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Russia test-fires Topol-M missile

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Wednesday, December 15, 1999

MOSCOW -- Russia on Tuesday conducted a successful test of the Topol-M missile, designed to become the basis of country's nuclear force.

Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched the launch at the Plesetsk cosmodrome in northwestern Russia. The Interfax news agency said the missile struck its target on the Kamchatka peninsula about 6,000 kilometers [3,400 miles] to the east.

Officials said the Topol-M will be Russia's new nuclear missile. It is much smaller and more mobile than Russia's huge intercontinental ballistic missiles.

The Topol-M can be fired from vehicles.

The missile launch took place as Russia has intensified development of new weapons in wake of Moscow's demand for an end to a U.S. anti-missile defense system.

Wednesday, December 15, 1999

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