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TSAR WARS Putin confirms 'successful' test of new rocket 'designed to blast space missil
• https://www.thesun.co.uk by Will StewartA chilling video showed the launch of the anti-ballistic missile (ABM) defense system at the Sary Shagan test site in Kazakhstan.
The system is designed to protect against attacks from ballistic missiles which are usually fired into a high sub-orbital spaceflight before re-entering the Earth's atmosphere.
Major General Sergei Grabchuk said the new rocket can travel at a speed of over three km per second - more than four times faster than a bullet from an AK47.
Speaking of the successful test, he added: "The ABM system's new interceptor missile reliably proved its inherent characteristics while the combat teams successfully accomplished the task, striking a mock target with the required accuracy."