Russia tests nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile
Moscow (Russia) - A few days after withdrawing from the international treaty banning nuclear tests, Russia has reportedly tested an intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with nuclear warheads.

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced on Sunday that a Bulava missile had been launched from the submarine "Emperor Alexander III" in the White Sea and had hit a target on the Kamchatka Peninsula, thousands of kilometers away, at the planned time.
This was the first test of a Bulava missile in over a year.
The twelve meter long Bulava missiles with the NATO code name SS-NX-30 have a range of 8000 kilometers and are a core element of the Russian nuclear strategy.
According to the Russian army, the strategic submarine "Imperator Alexander III", from which the missile was fired, is equipped with 16 Bulava missiles.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict in February 2022, Russian President Vladimir Putin (71) has repeatedly used what the West considers to be aggressive rhetoric on nuclear weapons.
In the summer of 2023, Moscow moved tactical nuclear weapons to the territory of its ally Belarus, whose territory borders several NATO and EU states.
Putin seals new law
On Thursday, Putin sealed his withdrawal from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT) by signing a corresponding law.
On Friday, however, the Russian Foreign Ministry declared that it would continue to refrain from testing nuclear weapons.