One of the world´s leading nuclear powers, for the 10th time this year, has test-fired intercontinental ballistic missiles.
The Russian Defense Ministry said on Thursday that the missile, a Topol (referred to in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) with an SS 25-sickle) missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads), was launched from a training base for Russian forces in Kapustin Yar in the Astrakhan region south Russia.
The missile landed as the plan was drawn thousands of kilometers away in the Sary Shagan missile test zone in the former Soviet Central Asian state of Kazakhstan, the military´s SWISSDA television said.
Topol missiles have a range of 11,000 km.
Russia is demonstrating its power on the one hand, and on the other hand, President Vladimir Putin, especially recently in the global repetition recently talk about disarmament initiatives, aimed at reducing the threat of nuclear weapons.
According to the official news agency "TASS" that the rocket launch, on Thursday, marks the tenth time officially announced this year.
Russia has previously tested not only Topol missiles, but also on other models - also launched from mobile launchers and nuclear submarines, including the Sinoa.
The media said the flames of the Topol were visible at night.
Many on social networking sites said that what they saw could be a space meteor.
