Russian Sub Successfully Test Fires ICBM

A Russian submarine has successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), Russia Today reports. 

The missile, called the "Sineva," was the latest in a series of nuclear tests in the Barents Sea, the Russian Defense Ministry said.

"Today, the crew of Captain Dmitry Zelikov on the nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine Verkhoturye (NATO: Delta IV) of the Northern Fleet made a successful launch of the 'Sineva' intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from a designated area in the Barents Sea," the ministry said in a prepared statement.

The test was the 27th successful launch from the submarine and was the fourth test of a submarine-launched missile by Russia this year, according to the ministry.

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