Strategic Forces Deploy Yars ICBM
July 20 2010
A new-generation intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) has entered service with Russia's strategic missile forces, Interfax-AVN reports.
The RS-24 Yars missile, equipped with a multiple independently targetable re-entry vehicle, is capable of carrying up to four nuclear warheads.
The first division equipped with the weapon has entered service, said Deputy Defense Minister Vladimir Popovkin.
The new ICBM is intended to replace the RS-18 Stiletto and RS-20 Satana...
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