Russia plans new nuclear missile production

The Russian Navy announced Sunday it will produce a series of intercontinental missiles for its next generation of nuclear submarines.

"The last test trial of the Bulava-M at the end of June was very important ... After examining the results we decided to start work on these missiles for our new armament system," navy chief Admiral Vladimir Marossin told Russian news agencies.

The Bulava-M missile, with a range of more than 8,000 kilometres (4,970 miles) can hold up to 10 nuclear warheads.

"The success of the last test trial gave us the possibility to commission the production of a series of missiles," Marossin said.

The two Bulava-M missile tests were made in 2007 and the others would be made next year. AFP