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MOSCOW, Dec 12 (KUNA) -- Russia has successfully launched a Sineva intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea, sources of the Russian Defense Ministry said Saturday.
Russian experts successfully launched the missile from a Verkhoturye strategic nuclear submarine, the sources were quoted by the Russian TV as saying.
The intercontinental ballistic missile was successfully carried out from the designated area in the Barents Sea to Kamchatka's Kura Test Range, the sources added.
The test-firing is part of Russia's preparedness in the field of nuclear deterrence, they pointed out. (end)
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