Pentagon Press Secretary John Kirby stated that the test of the Russian RS-28 ICBM missile was 'routine' and that the Russians had 'properly notified' the United States under its new START treaty obligations.
Kirby stated, "Such testing is routine, and it was not a surprise. It was not deemed be a threat to the United States or its allies". The Pentagon said that the Russian Defense Ministry had reported that the long-range missile was launched from western Russia, north of Moscow, and 'landed on the Kamchatka Peninsula' in the country's far east.
Kirby stated, "Such testing is routine, and it was not a surprise. It was not deemed be a threat to the United States or its allies". The Pentagon said that the Russian Defense Ministry had reported that the long-range missile was launched from western Russia, north of Moscow, and 'landed on the Kamchatka Peninsula' in the country's far east.