Russia in fresh missile launches

[inanna]

Source: BBC

Russia has test-fired another three intercontinental ballistic missiles, a day after claiming a distance record for a missile fired from a submarine.

President Dmitri Medvedev, who watched two of the launches, said they proved Russia's missile defences were strong.

Two new systems were being developed, he added, giving no details.

Two of the latest launches took place at either end of the country, one from the Barents Sea, east of Norway, and the other from north of Japan.


Read more: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7666058.stm

[chelsea0011]

1. Is this 1962? ICBM wars again?

[amandabeech]

3. Sure feels that way.

Georgia, the Russian Navy in exercises with Venezuela, now this.

It's just one more thing that seems like Deja Vu All Over Again.

The financial crisis seems like a replay of Michael Milken, Junk Bonds and the S&L Bailout of the late '80s and early '90s.

We've already had a repeat of the '70s oil crises.

What's left?

[jwirr]

2. My guess is that Putin is just reminding us we are not alone on the

planet.

[Poseidan]

4. i also had some fresh missile lunches

They weren't very good though.