Russia's Provocative Display of New Intercontinental Ballistic Missile Raises Tensions with the West
TL;DR
Russian rocket forces have loaded a new Yars intercontinental ballistic missile into a silo at the Kozelsk base in the Kaluga region, southwest of Moscow. The RS-24 (Yars) missile is designed to carry multiple nuclear warheads and is part of Russia's extensive arsenal of nuclear weapons, which is the largest in the world.
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- Russia loads new intercontinental ballistic missile into silo south of Moscow Reuters
- Vladimir Putin taunts West with 'meteorite' missile as nukes in state of 'high readiness' The Mirror
- Video: With rock bgm, Russia trumpets new intercontinental ballistic missile Hindustan Times
- Russia Ramps Up Nuclear-Capable Missile Drills in Threat to West, Suggests U.S. Is Being 'Duped' By Ukraine MSN
- Intercontinental ballistic missile deployed in western Russia Anadolu Agency
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