RIA Novosti,
MOSCOW: All missile test launches in 2005 in Russia were completed successfully, and showed the strong professional level of personnel, and the reliability of the missiles, the Strategic Missile Force press service said Wednesday.
“The Strategic Purpose Missile Force is combat-ready and capable of solving set tasks in any conditions,” the service said in a press release.
The press statement said the force had formed two missile divisions and over 20 new units in 2005. “We managed to keep up to 70% of officers whose posts had to be cut. Over 82% of officers now say they want to prolong their contracts,” the service said.
“In the conditions of a dynamically developing military and political situation, the force is an effective guarantor of nuclear deterrence against possible threats to Russia's security,” the press service said.
