New ballistic missile tested successfully
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Russia successfully test-fired a new intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads, a weapon intended to replace aging Soviet-era missiles.
The RS-24 missile was launched from a facility in northern Russia and its test warheads successfully hit designated targets on the Kamchatka Peninsula about 4,340 miles to the east, a spokesman said.
Officials would not say how many warheads the missile carried, but news reports said it could carry at least three.
The RS-24 is designed to replace Soviet-built missiles with multiple nuclear warheads.
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