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General Category => World News => Topic started by: mystery-ak on March 04, 2014, 07:55:02 pm
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http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/03/04/Russia-test-launches-advanced-ballistic-missile--reports (http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/03/04/Russia-test-launches-advanced-ballistic-missile--reports)
from AFP 4 Mar 2014, 11:49 AM PDT
Russia on Tuesday carried out a successful test launch of an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile, state news agencies reported amid a fierce standoff between Moscow and the West over Ukraine.
"The purpose of the launch is to test the advanced payload of the intercontinental ballistic missile," Russia's three main news agencies quoted a top defence official as saying.
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that's just childish; sabre rattling only counts if it's realistic.