[PEN-L:7676] Russia test-fires ballistic missile

["Henry C.K. Liu" <hliu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Russia test-fires ballistic missile

 Thursday, 3 June 1999 19:10 (GMT)

 (UPI Focus)
 Russia test-fires ballistic missile
    MOSCOW, June 3 (UPI) - Russia has test-fired a Topol-M
 intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plisetsk missile range in
 northwest Russia, the Itar-Tass news agency reports.
    The missile, a new-generation weapon that will eventually replace
 Russia's older, heavier missiles, flew across northern Russia, hitting
 its designated target in a remote area of the Kamchatka peninsula in
 Russia's Far East.
    Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces said the flight was a success.
    Today's launch of the Topol-M is believed to be only the seventh in
three years.
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