Russia test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile from the Baikonur station in Kazakhstan on Monday, the strategic rocket forces said. The rocket _ an RS-18 _ successfully hit its target at a military testing site on the Kamchatka peninsula, Vadim Koval, a spokesman for the strategic rocket forces, said. The test launch was conducted as part of Russia's program to test the combat-preparedness of its older missiles, Koval said.
