{"id":58361,"date":"2020-12-13T18:51:46","date_gmt":"2020-12-13T18:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/12\/13\/russian-nuclear-submarine-test-fires-4-missiles\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T09:36:34","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T09:36:34","slug":"russian-nuclear-submarine-test-fires-4-missiles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/flashpoints\/2020\/12\/13\/russian-nuclear-submarine-test-fires-4-missiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian nuclear submarine test-fires 4 missiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

MOSCOW \u2014 A Russian nuclear submarine on Saturday successfully test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles in a show of readiness of Moscow\u2019s nuclear forces amid tension with the U.S.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Defense Ministry said that the Vladimir Monomakh submarine of the Pacific Fleet launched four Bulava missiles in quick succession from an underwater position in the Sea of Okhotsk. Their dummy warheads hit their designated targets on the Chiza shooting range in the Arkhangelsk region in northwestern Russia more than 5,500 kilometers (over 3,400 miles) away, the ministry said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Vladimir Monomakh is one of the new Borei-class nuclear submarines that carry 16 Bulava missiles each and are intended to serve as the core of the naval component of the nation\u2019s nuclear forces for decades to come. Another submarine of the same type performed a similar launch of four Bulava missiles in 2018 \u2014 a costly demonstration of the efficiency of the country\u2019s nuclear deterrent mimicking the conditions of a major nuclear conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this photo taken from video distributed by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service, the Vladimir Monomakh nuclear submarine of the Russian navy is seen before a practice missile launch in the Sea of Okhotsk, Russia, Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In a report to President Vladimir Putin, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that Saturday\u2019s launch wrapped up large-scale drills of Russia\u2019s strategic nuclear forces that began Wednesday. As part of those maneuvers, another Russian nuclear submarine also performed a practice launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Barents Sea, a ground-based ICBM was launched from the Plesetsk facility in northwestern Russia and Tu-160 and Tu-95 strategic bombers fired cruise missiles at test targets at an Arctic range.<\/p>\n\n\n\t