[Russia has] deployed another batch of its state-of-the-art
intercontinental nuclear missiles. Defense
Minister Sergei Ivanov inaugurated the new set of Topol-M missiles at the
Tatishchevo missile base in the Saratov region Sunday, describing them as
a "21st-century weapon" unrivaled in the world.
The Topol-M missiles,
capable of hitting targets more than 10,000 kilometers [6,250 miles]
away ... it is
planned to equip each missile with three individually targeted warheads
... a next-generation heavy nuclear missile capable of carrying 10 nuclear
warheads
could enter service after 2009. [Army
Deploys Batch Of Topol-M Missiles 12/23/2003]
A [US] State Department official said the
missiles violate no strategic-weapons treaties. [Russia
boasts new array of nuclear
arms 12/23/2003]
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