Russia test-fires SS-25 intercontinental missile

The Hindu ^ | Oct. 3, 2001

[Sawdring]

Moscow, Oct. 3. (DPA): Russia today successfully test-fired an old SS-25 intercontinental missile, military officials told the Interfax news agency.

The Topol RS-12M (NATO specification SS-25 sickle) was fired from the Plesetsk launch site in northwest Russia and hit a target almost 8,000 kilometres away in the Kamchatka peninsula in the far east.

The 45-ton missiles have been in service since the mid-1980s and most stocks must be decomissioned between 2005 and 2010.

[Stavka2]

Have you ever had the pleasure of drinking Cuban rum? Beats ole Cpt Morgans like a red headed step child....mmmmm..mmmm..good.

[Sawdring]

You have been working very hard lately.

[Sawdring]

Where did you see it written that it was planned months in advance? I remember the Indian's saying their missile test ,while the Chinese foreign minister was visiting, was planned months in advance. The sky might not be falling but if your going to play the "I'm a very good geo-political analyst" game you need to take this into consideration.

[Askel5]

Yep.

It's only the folks they supply with missiles who aren't exactly bound by the courtesy of former communists.

[Askel5]

and still never see their hoped for invasion, where they get to be the Wolvarines from that stupid flick "Red Dawn".

You must be joking. We'll be our own worst enemy, comrade.

Wolverines are no match for the Feds. Ask the Davidians.

[Askel5]

I still use Mt. Gay in my cheesecake but this stuff ain't bad at all.

[GeronL]

of course they notify us, especially in the state we're in now.. they don't want us to freak out.

[eFudd]

Russia and the US should consider firing all their aging missles ... at Afghanistan.

It would be much cheaper than decommisioning them.

[Poohbah]

Yeah, and we occasionally test-fire a Minuteman missile. Big fat hairy deal.

[Hoplite]

You snogging twonk.

You electric wiper of other people's donkey bottoms.

You cut rate, dirty rag using, bad part of town street corner inhabiting, car window smearing, 'can I have some change' handout soliciting ex-Marine.

Getting banned is no excuse for being AWOL - hurry back and we'll drop the pending desertion charge.

Didja think I'd let you slink quietly off into the sunset? = )

[Hoplite]

Now don't let it happen again.

[Poohbah]

I'm getting leery of posting ANYTHING, thanks to some of the moderators.

I got banned in part for "baiting." In other words, I was banned for how someone ELSE reacted to one of my posts. Nothing wrong with the post itself--but the unreasonable psycho it was directed at blew a mental gasket, and for his being unable or unwilling to control himself, I wound up getting banned.

[Hoplite]

Uh-oh. Good to know.

I've collected a couple scalps in my time, but I guess the rules are a changin'.

Anyway, good to have you back - not enough posters around who actually have a clue vis military matters.

[fearNlothin]

Oh,thank you gunner-(in southern draw)Well with just us little o' thin's here in Tara we need whacha call it? A democrat.Yes that right we need a democrate to protect us. And if you'all say is ok well believe ya and there's just nothing for us all to worry our little heads about.Oh, and Gunner how bout' we increase our goverment till its larger than the country of Bolivia. LOL

[Francohio]

Gunner, I am really tired of your cynicism.

If there were any real danger, I am sure Okrah would have told us on her show. Peter Jennings and Dan Rather say you are a dangerous, right-wing, extremist, Christian Fundamentalist, gun-nut, homophobe, who has been clearly overheard sniggering at Hillary jokes.

As soon as my Sexual Harassment Seminar gets out, I am coming after you with some really tough persons to help you see reason. Any more remarks from you, and we'll sue. And that goes double for my friends Achmed and Manuel, you bully!

[Orion78]

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