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The missile test was only partly successful

"The representatives of the Ministry of Defence confirmed the successful launch of the newest Bulava sea ballistic missile from the submerged  Dmitriy Donskoy atomic submarine. However the launch test can be considered only partially successful: at the end of the missile flight the separation of the warhead did not occur."

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Russia successfully fired its newest intercontinental ballistic missile from a submarine located in the White Sea to a target on the Pacific coast 6,700 kilometres.
The Bulava missile was fired from the Dmitry Donskoi submarine at 6:45 p.m. MST (14:45UTC) and struck the Kura range on the Kamchatka Peninsula at 7:05 p.m. MST.

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 16:39, 2008-09-19

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A test launch of a Bulava sea-launched ballistic missile was successfully carried out today.

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-- Edited by Blobrana at 14:58, 2008-09-16

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The Russian Navy is to conduct a Submarine ballistic missile launch test in  the Pacific, between September 15th to September 20th. The missiles are to be launched from Delta IV submarines deployed in the Sea of Okhotsk and the Bering Sea.
The missiles will target the Kura test range in Kamchatka. 

-- Edited by Blobrana at 15:01, 2008-09-16

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