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Russian nuclear-powered submarine fires missiles during Pacific drills

Thursday 15 October08:44 · 3h agoAI summary
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Russia’s Pacific Fleet says it test-fired cruise missiles from a nuclear-powered submarine during drills, hitting a target 1,200km away.

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01Summary

  1. 01Russia’s Pacific Fleet carried out the launch during Pacific drills.
  2. 02The missiles were fired from a nuclear-powered submarine.
  3. 03The target was struck at a range of 1,200km.

02Why it matters

The exercise shows Russia is testing long-range strike capability from a nuclear-powered submarine. It matters because such drills highlight military readiness in the Asia-Pacific region.

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