Russians Strike Out Again On ICBM Missile Test

So, what do you think the reaction would be in America if we tested 12 new advanced missiles at a cost of billions of dollars and eight out of the 12 failed? Well, the Russians are batting .250 with their new Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile that is supposed to give them some superiority in the nuclear weapon arena. The story below from Breitbart spells out the bad news for the Russians.

At the same time, does it seem to you that the Russians aren't quite on the same page as Barack Hussein Obama is on nuclear disarmament?

Russia's Bulava missile fails latest test

MOSCOW (AP) - Russia's error-prone Bulava intercontinental ballistic missile has suffered its eight failure in 12 tests, the Defense Ministry said Thursday, dealing another blow to Kremlin hopes that the sea-based weapon would become a cornerstone of its nuclear arsenal.
Officials had hoped military contracts for the submarine-launched missile could be negotiated next year, but the high-profile botches look likely to derail those plans.
The Defense Ministry's statement announcing the latest failure, which it said occurred after Wednesday's launch from the White Sea just east of Scandinavia, came amid speculation about the origin of mysterious spiraling lights over northern parts of Norway. Photographs and amateur video footage of the lights have been circulating on the Internet since Wednesday.
The ministry said it did not know whether the lights were the Bulava, which can accommodate multiple nuclear warheads and has a range of 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers).
"The first two stages of the rocket worked as they should have, however, in the third and final stage of the flight a technical error occurred," the statement said. "According to tests, the third stage's engine was unstable."
Despite the repeated failures—which look set to torpedo plans to finish testing this year—Russian leaders have boasted about the Bulava's ability to penetrate missile defenses and have described it as a key part of the military's future nuclear arsenal.
Officials have insisted the Bulava's design is fine and have blamed its failed tests on manufacturing flaws resulting from post-Soviet industrial degradation. They have said it's difficult to control the quality of all the parts supplied by the 650 subcontractors involved in the program.