Russia Successfully Tests Advanced ICBM, Warhead Hits Target in Kazakhstan.

Russia has successfully test-launched an "advanced" intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) from its Kapustin Yar test site, according to the Russian Defense Ministry. The missile hit a mock target with precision, and the exercise was designed to test advanced combat equipment of ICBMs. The move comes weeks after Russia suspended participation in the New START treaty with the US, and amid tensions with NATO over the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. President Putin has previously issued warnings that he could use nuclear weapons in Ukraine if Russia were threatened.