GLOBAL SECURITY NEWSWIRE (WASHINGTON)--Moscow has delayed the 15th test flight of its experimental Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile until summer 2011. Moscow had originally scheduled the test for December 2010, but heavy ice in the White Sea created unsafe testing conditions. The Bulava can carry up to ten nuclear warheads as far as 5,000 miles. Seen of the missile's 14 trial launches were successful, including a pair of tests conducted in October 2010. Source: http://gsn.nti.org/nw_20110127_3676.php (Reliability: 45.3 -- Moderate)
Diagram of how the Bulava missile functions. Image source: http://en15.rian.ru/img/118575033_free.html
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