Russia nuclear sub test fires ballistic missile

Russian military has 'successfully' launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from a nuclear submarine in the arctic region.

Russia's Defense Ministry announced the maritime launch of the country's strategic rockets on Sunday and said that "the warheads reached the target area at the designated time," RIA Novosti reported.

"On November 1, the Northern Fleet's nuclear-powered missile-carrying submarine, Bryansk, successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Barents Sea from a submerged position," the Defense Ministry statement read.

Russia has recently been developing its ground- and sea-based ballistic missile systems and strategic bombers carrying nuclear bombs and nuclear-capable cruise missiles, which together make up the country's military deterrence.

There has been no further information on the latest rocket model, but the country has lately been working on its Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM), capable of hitting targets with a range of over 8,000 km, and Topol-M land-based ballistic missiles with an operational range of over 11,000 km in order to be deployed as the spearheads of the country's strategic nuclear weapons.