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Russia's newest strategic nuclear
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submarine the imperator Alexander 3 has
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completed a successful test of a bulava
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intercontinental ballistic missile
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announced the Russian defense Ministry
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Sunday the Bava missile designed to
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potentially carry up to six nuclear
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warheads was launched from an underwater
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position in the White Sea of Russia's
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northern coast it struck a Target
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located thousands of kilometers away
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from the Kamchatka peninsula in the
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Russian far east as confirmed by the
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defense Ministry a statement from the
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ministry noted that firing a ballistic
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missile is the final phase of State
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tests after which a decision will be
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made to commission the cruiser to into
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the Navy the emperator Alexander 3 is
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the seventh nuclear submarine in the
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Russian project 955 bore class and the
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fourth in the modernized bore a variant
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according to Russian sources
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in NATO terminology they are referred to
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as the do guki class of submarines named
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after the first boat of this new
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generation the Yuri dolgoruki launched
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by Russia at the end of the Cold War
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each Bor class submarine is equipped
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with 16 Bava missiles each having a
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kilom since coming to power in 1999
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President Vladimir Putin has
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consistently increased milit spending
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and prioritized the restoration of new
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Russia's nuclear and conventional forces
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particularly after the turmoil that
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accompanied the fall of the Soviet Union
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1991 the conflict in Ukraine has led to
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the most severe crisis in moscow's
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relations with the West since the height
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of the Cold War Putin recently stated
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that he was not prepared to decide on
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whether Russia should resume nuclear
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testing Kremlin spokesman Dmitri pesov
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and interview aired on Sunday described
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the state of relations with the United
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States as below zero however he added
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that at some point the leaders of Russia
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and the United States would need to
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reestablish contact Putin has repeatedly
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stated that he is ready for any contacts
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said according to disclosed plans and
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Russian media Russia intends to
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construct a total of 10 to 12 Bor class
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submarines which will be divided between
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the northern and Pacific fleets
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additionally three more Bor class
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submarines are currently under
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construction the kenas pasari the
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Dimitri dcoy and the kenas pkin Russian
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media also reports that two more
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submarines are in the planning phase
