Russian strategic forces launched an intercontinental ballistic missile Topol from Plesetsk launching site in northern Russia on Thursday, RIA Novosti news agency reported.



The launch was made at 01:59 p.m. Moscow time (0759 GMT) in normal mode.



The Topol RS-12M's warhead successfully hit a target in the fareastern Kamchatka peninsula some 20 minutes later.



The Topol-M missile, with a range of about 11,000 km, was said to be immune to any current and future U.S. missile shield defense.



The service life of Topol RS-12M has been extended to 23 years.



Source: Xinhua



