Russian President Vladimr Putin test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles from a submarine in a formidable show of strength to the United States that his nuclear arsenal is primed amid tensions.
The Vladimir Monomakh submarine of the Pacific Fleet launched four Bulava missiles in quick succession from an underwater position in the Sea of Okhotsk, which lies near to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, on Saturday, according to The Defence Ministry.
The dummy missiles hit their designated targets on the Chiza shooting range in the Arkhangelsk region in northwestern Russia more than 3,400 miles away, the ministry said in a statement.
The Vladimir Monomakh is one of the new Borei-class nuclear submarines that carry 16 Bulava missiles each and are intended to serve as the core of the naval component of the nation's nuclear forces for decades to come.
In 2018 another submarine of the same type performed a similar launch of four Bulava missiles which mimicked the conditions of a major nuclear conflict and was a costly demonstration of the efficiency of the country's nuclear deterrent.
Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a report to President Putin that the launch wrapped up large-scale drills of Russia's strategic nuclear forces that began on Wednesday.
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