<span style="color: #222222;">Russia has said it had successfully test-launched an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads from one of its submarines. The launch of the "Bulava" missile, the first in just over a year, comes as Russia ramps up nuclear rhetoric since revoking its ratification of a key nuclear test ban treaty. The Defence Ministry said that the new nuclear-powered strategic missile submarine cruiser Emperor Alexander the Third has successfully launched the sea-based intercontinental ballistic missile.</span><br />