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 Monday, Dec 14th 2020| 1.4k Russian President Vladimr Putin test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles from a submarine in a formidable show of strength to the United States that his nuclear arsenal is primed amid tensions.  The Vladimir Monomakh submarine of the Pacific Fleet launched four Bulava missiles in quick succession from an underwater position in the Sea of Okhotsk, which lies near to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, on Saturday, according to The Defence Ministry.    The dummy missiles hit their designated targets on the Chiza shooting range in the Arkhangelsk region in northwestern Russia more than 3,400 miles away, the ministry said in a statement. 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's nuclear forces for decades to come. In 2018 another Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu said in a report to President Putin that the launch wrapped up large-scale drills of Russia's strategic nuclear forces that began on Wednesday.  The manoeuvres also saw another Russian nuclear submarine perform a practice launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) 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.It comes as Russia has expanded its military drills in recent years amid tensions with the West as relations have sunk to post-Cold War lows after Moscow's 2014 annexation of Ukraine´s Crimean Peninsula.The series of missile launches comes less than two months before the New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) U.S.-Russian arms control treaty expires in early February.   Moscow and Washington have discussed the possibility of its extension but so far have failed to overcome their differences.New START was signed in 2010 by U.S. President Barack Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev.It limits each country to no more than 1,550 deployed nuclear warheads and 700 deployed missiles and bombers. and envisages sweeping on-site inspections to verify compliance. After both Moscow and Washington withdrew from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty last year, New START is the only remaining nuclear arms control deal between the two countries still standing.Arms control advocates have warned that its expiration would remove any checks on U.S. and Russian nuclear forces, in a blow to global stability.Share what you thinkThe comments below have not been moderated.The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline.Post comment to your Facebook TimelineBy posting your comment you agree to our .Submit CommentClearDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. NoYesDo you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline?Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usualWe will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook.You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our .Published by Associated Newspapers LtdPart of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group   

 Monday, Dec 14th 2020| 1.4k Russian President Vladimr Putin test-fired four intercontinental ballistic missiles from a submarine in a formidable show of strength to the United States that his nuclear arsenal is primed amid tensions.  The Vladimir Monomakh submarine of the Pacific Fleet launched four Bulava missiles in quick succession from an underwater position in the Sea of Okhotsk, which lies near to Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, on Saturday, according to The Defence Ministry.    The dummy missiles hit their designated targets on the Chiza shooting range in the Arkhangelsk region in...

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