New Set of Topol-M Missiles Deployed
From Times Wire Reports
A third set of new intercontinental nuclear missiles was deployed in southwest Russia--part of the government’s effort to make the hard-to-detect weapon the backbone of its nuclear forces. A regiment at the Tatishchevo base in the Saratov region was equipped with the Topol-M single-warhead missiles, a spokesman said. He did not say how many were deployed. The U.S. said it supported the deployment as part of an effort to replace missiles banned by the START II arms control treaty.
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