As Ukraine tension flares, Russia test-fires ballistic missile

The Sydney Morning Herald ^ | March 5, 2014 - 6:48AM | Reuters

[John W]

Russia said it had successfully test-fired an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile on Tuesday, with tensions high over its seizure of control in the Crimea and its threat to send more forces to its neighbour Ukraine.

The Strategic Rocket Forces launched an RS-12M Topol missile from the southerly Astrakhan region near the Caspian Sea and the dummy warhead hit its target at a proving ground in Kazakhstan, the state-run news agency RIA cited Defence Ministry spokesman Igor Yegorov as saying.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Hey let’s all remember when Obama said that he would be “Flexible” when it came to Russia, maybe now we know what he meant

[Uncle Miltie]

‘Cause the Ukes are Neo-Nazis doncha know.

[Sarah Barracuda]

Yep, Putin better be scared now, Obama might throw his fist in the air and say “Hey I outta”

[BwanaNdege]

Obama has already ordered a case of replacement “Reset” buttons.

[SkyDancer]

Yep, there it goes ....

[Uncle Miltie]

The missile in question. I like the "Rolex" sign behind it.

[1rudeboy]

We are surrounded by Nazis. Don’t you watch MSNBC?

[HiTech RedNeck]

Too much of that, and Vlad-boy might be inciting a “coup” in the USA which won’t go the way he wishes. Pride continues to go before destruction. (It could be worse, though. In the old cold war days they once shot off a whole bunch of ICBMs that represented salvos on US cities, except shifted in longitude so they actually fell in the ocean.)

[bubbacluck]

Love the little fire extinguishers on the side.

[nascarnation]

That would be a bitchin’ ride for cruisin’ the ‘hood....

[Uncle Miltie]

You can buy a scale model to build, but it was "Made In Ukraine".

:-S

[HiTech RedNeck]

It’s not Obama power that should get Vlad to think twice. It’s redneck power.

[Dalberg-Acton]

Obama red line . . .

[LowTaxesEqualsProsperity]

As a matter of fact, Svoboda (6 ministers in the new Kiev regime) and its foot soldier Right Sector are neo-Nazis.

That’s what Nazi symbols, “Kill the Yid” tshirts, straight-arm salutes and torchlight night parades mean.

[Uncle Miltie]

[Pan_Yan]

In Soviet Russia missile fires you.

[HiTech RedNeck]

The Russian-backed regime, or the one Russia is forcing out?

It’s weird because Russia had no love lost of the Nazis.

[Uncle Miltie]

What proportion of the population do they represent compared to the Communists?

[1rudeboy]

Six ministers, huh? Citation, please.

[Obadiah]

"I'm warning you Putie, I won't take a selfy with you at the upcoming G8 meeting!"