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PRESIDENT PUTIN INSPECTS RUSSIA'S TOP-OF-THE-LINE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Strategic Missile Forces Chief, Col.-Gen. Nikolai Solovtsov, inspect newly-deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles near Teikovo, 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Moscow on December 14, 2006. On Thursday Putin inspected Russia's top-of-the-line intercontinental ballistic missiles, hailing their ability to penetrate prospective missile defenses. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)

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