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Test of Russian ballistic missile fails

Jul. 16, 2009
Russia's latest test of its advanced submarine-launched ballistic missile Bulava has failed, with the missile self-destructing, the Defense Ministry said Thursday _ another setback for the nation's efforts to upgrade its aging arsenal. The failure was the...
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