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The Topol missile – the fastest in the world – was launched from a submarine in the Barents Sea, off the coast of Russia, and another was shot from an island site in the northwest of the country.

State-run news agency also RIA Novosti announced a nuclear-capable rocket was fired from a Pacific Fleet submarine in the Sea of Okhotsk, north of Japan.

The country’s Defence Ministry said in a statement the training warhead “struck a simulated target on the firing range on the Kamchatka peninsula”.

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The missile tests come as tensions between Russia and the United Stated reach peak levels over the ongoing crisis in Syria.

Just yesterday, Vladimir Putin was accused of “war crimes” in the the war-ravaged country – a reference to his continued support of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

The Russian leader has authorised the movement of air defence missile systems and missile cruisers to beef-up its forces there.

The Kremlin has abandoned a number of deals with Washington as result, including the disarmament pact for both superpowers to get rid of weapons grade plutonium.

It comes as Russian politicians and officials with children studying in the West were told to immediately bring them home.

Local media also reported that older relatives and Russian citizens were also told to return to the “Fatherland”.

And last week, Putin ordered a nuclear preparation drill involving more than 40 million people preparing for a nuclear war.

State officials and the media have warned people the US is about to launch an all-out attack.