20-year-old SS-18 test-fired from Baikonur

Russia's Strategic Rocket Forces test launched an SS-18 ICBM from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan April 17 to confirm operational performance of the missile after long-term deployment. According to a statement by the SRF's press center, the missile was fired at 15:30 Moscow Time (7:30 a.m. EDT...

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