Bulava launches coming up
Should the upcoming three test launches of the Bulava missile fail, consequences will be dire, Russian Minister of Defence Anatoly Seryukov confirms.
As previously reported, the test launches of the hi-tech missile will take place in “the last part of September”. During his visit to the USA this week, Minister Serdyukov confirmed that the test launches definitely will take place. They will be launched one after another, he underlined, RIA Novosti reports.
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The launches have been postponed several times. Originally, they planned for mid-August this year.
Expectations are big ahead of the launches. Only five of a total of 12 previous tests have been successful. The latest (failed) launch was conducted from the Barents Sea in December 2009.
-If the upcoming test launches will be unsuccessful, we will have to change the whole production and control system, Serdyukov told the news agency.
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