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

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Defense Minister Sergei Ivanov inspect a newly deployed Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile near Teikovo, 250 km (155 miles) northeast of Moscow on December 14, 2006. Putin hailed their ability to penetrate prospective missile defenses. (UPI Photo/Anatoli Zhdanov)