The nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test-launching the Bulava ballistic missile.
The nuclear-powered submarine Imperator Alexander III test-launching the Bulava ballistic missile.
  • Video footage shows the moment a new Russian submarine test-fired an intercontinental-range ballistic missile.
  • It's the final test before the strategic nuclear submarine can be deployed, Russia said. 
  • The sub can carry 16 of the Bulava missiles, and each missile can carry six nuclear warheads.

Russia's new strategic nuclear submarine has successfully launched an intercontinental ballistic missile, it's defense ministry said, releasing video footage it said was from the test.