The Bulava, a three-stage ballistic missile, is equipped on Borei-type submarines (project 955). These are nuclear-powered vessels, and only in this context does the testing information pertain to ...

The Russian Defense Ministry has released video footage of the launch of a Bulava intercontinental ballistic ... in a war using various types of weapons, including nuclear weapons.

Initially, intercontinental ballistic missiles of the D-19 complex were the main weapon of the submarine. In 2002, the sub was upgraded under project 941UM. Then, it was used to test the Bulava ...