Russia Tests Nuclear Missile

Russia Successfully Tests Nuclear Missile
Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Russian flag as background, speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of Tyva joining Russia in Kyzyl, the capital of the Tyva region, southern Siberia, about 4,700 kilometers (2,900 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, with Russian flag as background, speaks at a ceremony marking the 100th anniversary of Tyva joining Russia in Kyzyl, the capital of the Tyva region, southern Siberia, about 4,700 kilometers (2,900 miles) southeast of Moscow, Russia, Saturday, Sept. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/RIA-Novosti, Alexei Nikolsky, Presidential Press Service)

MOSCOW, Sept 10 (Reuters) - Russia carried out a successful test of its new Bulava intercontinental nuclear missile on Wednesday and will perform two more test launches in October and November, the head of its naval forces said.

The 12-meter long Bulava, or mace, has undergone numerous tests, some of which have failed, causing setbacks for the project that aims to be the cornerstone of Russia's nuclear arsenal over the next decade.

(Reporting by Thomas Grove, editing by John Stonestreet)

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