Russia successfully test-fired an intercontinental ballistic missile on Friday as part of a routine designed to extend the weapon's life for up to 22 years.
It is being reported that Russia test-fired a Topol intercontinental ballistic missile from the Plesetsk cosmodrome and successfully hit the test site on Russia's Pacific peninsula of Kamchatka, 6,000 km (3,700 miles) to the east.
Itar-Tass news agency quoted Colonel Alexander Vovk of the Russian Strategic Rocket Forces as saying."This launch confirmed the time extension for the Topol group of missiles for up to 22 years."
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