Russia Deploys New Missile Batch

World | December 23, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00

Russia deployed a new batch of its top-of-the-line strategic nuclear missiles after a break caused by a funding shortage. Meanwhile, military officials presented ambitious plans for building even more potent weapons. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov inaugurated the new set of Topol-M missiles at the Tatishchevo missile base in the central Saratov region on Sunday, describing them as a "21st-century weapon" unrivalled in the world.

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