
So, what is causing this?
"According to a representative of the Rocket Forces, the test was used to confirm characteristics of the Topol missile, to test the systems of the Sary Shagan test site, and 'to test new combat payload for intercontinental ballistic missiles,'" RussianForces.org wrote on Oct. 10.
Because that is exactly what the world absolutely must have more of... intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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