Russian Submarine Launches RSM-56 Bulava Ballistic Missile

Russian Borei-class submarine, Yuri Dolgorukiy launches RSM-56 Bulava Ballistic Missile. The RSM-56 Bulava (Russian: Булава, lit. “mace“, NATO reporting name SS-NX-30 or SS-N-32, GRAU index 3M30, 3K30) is a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) developed for the Russian Navy and deployed in 2013 on the new Borei class of ballistic missile nuclear submarines. It is intended as the future cornerstone of Russia's nuclear triad, and is the most expensive weapons project in the country. The weapon takes