Russia Notified US Ahead Of ICBM Test, U.S. Official Says

[Purveyor]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States received nomination from Russia ahead of its test-fire of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) on Tuesday, in line with Moscow's commitments under the nuclear arms treaty between the two countries, a U.S. official said.

The official, speaking to Reuters on condition of anonymity, said initial notification of Russia's test plans pre-dated Russia's military intervention in Crimea.

Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces launched an RS-12M Topol missile from the southerly Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea and the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in Kazakhstan, Defense Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov told state-run news agency RIA.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/sns-rt-us-ukraine-crisis-icbm-test-20140304,0,802611.story

[warrior1]

1. Bengazhi!!!!

[TwilightGardener]

2. At least our Air Force missileers suddenly feel more relevant.