Russian military officials have confirmed that the country has tested a new inter-continental ballistic missile designed to evade missile defence systems.
The massive ICBM, called the RS-24, was fired from a mobile launcher at the Plesetsk launch site in northwestern Russia.
The Russians say the missile is capable of evading Stars Wars-style defence systems like that the one the the United States wants to construct in Europe
However, yesterday's test is believed to be more about Russia modernising its nuclear arsenal than its worries about the US defence shield.
First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said: "As of today, Russia has new tactical and strategic complexes that are capable of overcoming any existing or future missile defense systems," Ivanov said, according to the ITAR-Tass news agency.
"In terms of defense and security, Russians can look calmly to the country's future."
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