Russia's nuclear submarine test fires four Bulava missiles
The test confirmed the combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei strategic submarine
The test confirmed the combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei strategic submarine
The test confirmed the combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei strategic submarine
The test confirmed the combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei strategic submarine
As a warning to the western nations, notably the US, Russia test fired four Bulava intercontinental ballistic missiles from the nuclear submarine Yuri Dolgoruky on May 22.
Fired from the submarine in a submerged position from the White Sea, the missiles successfully hit targets on the Kura range in Kamchatka Peninsula.
The press service of the Russian Northern Fleet said that the test confirmed the combat readiness of the Project-955 Borei strategic submarine.
The Yuri Dolgoruky is the lead strategic nuclear submarine of the Project 955 Borei-class and it was the first salvo fire from this type of submarines. The submarine is equipped with a set of Bulava sea-launched intercontinental ballistic missiles and torpedoes.
The Bulava missile is capable of carrying 10 warheads of 150 kilotonnes each to a distance of 10,000 kilometres. The missile can easily strike the US mainland in case of a war.
Putin has been ramping up Russia's nuclear power in response to the US deploying ballistic missile systems in Europe. Diplomatic ties between the countries took a turn for the worst after poisoning of former Russian spy Sergei Skripal.