Added: Oct 12, 2008
From: PowerRussia
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http://www.youtube.com/PowerRussiahttp://www.russiatoday.com Russia's President Dimitry Medvedev has witnessed the launch of the intercontinental missile Sineva. The ministry of defence says the rocket reached its longest distance yet 11,547 kilometres. Russia (Reuters) - President Dmitry Medvedev oversaw the test firing of an intercontinental Topol missile on Sunday and vowed to commission new generation weapons for Russia's armed forces.ADVERTISEMENTA Reuters reporter said the truck-mounted Topol was fired at 3:23 a.m. EDT in drizzling rain from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, which is nestled among the taiga forests of Russia's north.Half an hour later it hit the Kura testing site, 6000 km (3700 miles) away on the Kamchatka peninsula in the Pacific."I have just been told that the dummy warhead has landed in Kura," Medvedev said from the Topol launch pad where acrid smoke from the missile still hung thick in the air."We will continue to commission new types of weapons but we will also continue testing the ones we have now," said Medvedev. "Their effectiveness has been proved by time. Our shield is fine."Russian nuclear submarines also successfully test fired two ballistic missiles from the Pacific Ocean and Barents Sea on Sunday to targets inside Russia, the navy said.Medvedev, who was sworn in as president in May, has moved to beef up Russia's armed forces after a five-day conflict in Georgia this August which sparked a row with the United States and European Union.Dressed in the army's new-style leather jacket -- with a badge saying commander-in-chief -- Medvedev inspected the 21.5 meter Topol rocket before the launch.The rocket is designed to pierce anti-missile defense systems such as those that the United States wants to build in Eastern Europe. The Kremlin has opposed Washington's plans.Medvedev's predecessor, Vladimir Putin, raised defense spending during his eight-year presidency to revive Russia's armed forces, which had been drained in the 1990s by corruption, low pay and a lack of funding.Russia's strategic bombers have restarted regular patrols over the Atlantic Ocean, irking NATO, and a group of the Northern Fleet ships is on its way to the Caribbean to take part in joint exercises with U.S. foe Venezuela.Two Russian warships and their support vessels docked in Tripoli ahead of making the transatlantic trip. Russia on Saturday test-launched a strategic missile to the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean for the first time.NEW WEAPONSThe RS-12M Topol, called the SS-25 Sickle by NATO, has a maximum range of 10,000 km (6,125 miles)."This missile and others which will be commissioned in the next few years are capable of effectively providing the nuclear deterrent and ensuring the security of Russia and its allies," Colonel-General Nikolai Solovtsov, Commander of Russia's Strategic Missile Forces, told Medvedev.The Topol, a highly mobile missile designed in Soviet times, is a key part of Russia's nuclear deterrent.But Russia has extended their use way past the 10-year guaranteed operational life set by the manufacturer and the launch on Sunday was aimed partly at testing how the rockets would fire after having their operational life extended so far."An extension of the operational life of the Topol rocket complexes ... will allow the systematic replacement of rockets being taken out of use with new generation rockets without any peak load on the military budget," Interfax news agency quoted Alexander Vovk, an adviser to the head of Russia's strategic forces, as saying.
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PitufosMexicanos Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - usa is gayrussia put the cock in americans mouths with that nuclear test and USA and NATO sucket nicely.
PitufosMexicanos Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - USA is the homosexual empire 120,000,000 gays live therecant defeat China or Russia : )
Leonseo2 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - Agree usa is shit Russia kick the ass inGeorgiaRussian nuclear bombers fly in Alaska, UK and JapanRussian nuclear bombers in america Venezuela TU-160Now nuclear test in the Pacific OceanAnd USA and NATO dnt do nothingsooooooo weakit
Leonseo2 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - USA is shit today is in bankrupt and Russia still kickin americans ass since soviet union to Russian Federation go Russia Brazil is with you!
ChineseStealthJXx Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - United State of America = dreamers with no hope中華人民共和國 and Russian Federation = The two super powers of future in the world
argonne5 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - Russia trying to show its a superpowerBut its not. Only US is almighty superpower
presar02 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - Russia has demonstrated that even though she is conventionally inferior to the west her strategic forces in the event of a nuclear war will serve it purpose. It is virutally impossible that these missiles can be intercepted once in flight or upon re-entry. The only hope the West has is to develop boost phase interception which requires space based interceptors.
oo111111 Says:
Oct 14, 2008 - F-117 shot dawn in Yugoslavija .Stealth tehnologi.
Sohai300 Says:
Oct 14, 2008 - Mighty russia! go go! Nuke ISrael! if ya nuke israel i will support you!
ELCHACHALAKO Says:
Oct 15, 2008 - KISSSES MY PRETY NIKITA. muakkkkkkkkk.... A LOTS OF THEM..I LOVE U... please keep in touch..
JackPLflashpoint Says:
Oct 18, 2008 - Su-25 shot down in Georgia. No technology
oo111111 Says:
Oct 20, 2008 - poland ppl have colloborate in bombing Yugoslavia. u were betraidors from a long time ago. u only think u live in europe.russa was f*cking u for the next 50 years. but about technology u dont have a slightes clue
JackPLflashpoint Says:
Oct 20, 2008 - what the fuck r u talking about? Poland was in Europe, is in Europe, and will be in Europe. Russia was on Syberia, is on Syberia, and will be on Syberia. When Poland was united with Ukraine and Lithuania, Russia was fucked. Check history
HQps200 Says:
Oct 21, 2008 - Funny Poland today is the shit,the worse and the must poor countryinside the Europe UnionPoland is the vassal of United Statenot independent as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands and Italy the true Europe Union.
HQps200 Says:
Oct 21, 2008 - Funny Poland today is the shit,the worse and the must poor countryinside the Europe UnionPoland is the vassal of United Statenot independent as the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands and Italy the true Europe Union.
Mikpoor Says:
Oct 21, 2008 - Poland and part of Prussia became territory of Russian Emmpire in 1830, was two centuries under Russia will, millions of Russian families live in Poland in that time. Those Russians families are the Polish of today Poland and Russia are the same, except for the religion.
Mikpoor Says:
Oct 21, 2008 - This step during two centuries the Russian Empire to the U.S.S.R, before that Poland was a vassal of the Austrian Empire of Austria and as say HQps200 Poland is today a vassal of United States of America. That its the story of Poland the eternal vassal of other empires Austria, Russia and United States.
JackPLflashpoint Says:
Oct 21, 2008 - "Funny Poland today is the shit,"- it's only your's opinion. So if you are from Canada, i can say, the Canada is british property. So, how do you know that we are not independent?Sorry man, Poland is today free country, and the USA missle shit won't change that status.
RockYodaNeo Says:
Oct 23, 2008 - two F-117 shot down in Serbia No technology; and Georgia lose the war. : - )
RockYodaNeo Says:
Oct 23, 2008 - two F-117 shot down in Serbia No technology; and Georgia lose the war. : - )
Mikpoor Says:
Oct 23, 2008 - Canada its not a vassal from USA Poland is it - Poland, Iraq, Albania, Afghanistan, Panama are spoils of war from the United States of America.
HQps200 Says:
Oct 23, 2008 - Poland is a great vassal/ work as a shield for the russian missiles and the United Kingdom be safe no matter if Poland was destroyed in the process; for that work the sheeps.
JackPLflashpoint Says:
Oct 24, 2008 - i hope, the rockets wont work if they will target UK.
JackPLflashpoint Says:
Oct 24, 2008 - We are deciding where we are going to place our forces. The experience after mission can be helpfull in the unknown future. As you see, now the polish market is rising day by day and western markets are falling. That's a fact, fact unlucky for you
danvid5 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - Who lost the cold war the russians also known as "soviets".