Russia says it has test-fired missiles in the Sea of Japan

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Russia's Defense Ministry says Moscow has test-fired anti-ship missiles in the Sea of Japan...

The ministry said Tuesday that two boats launched a simulated missile attack on a mock enemy warship about 100 kilometres (60 miles) away..

The ministry said the target was successfully hit by two Moskit cruise missiles...

The Moskit, whose NATO reporting name is the SS-N-22 Sunburn, is a supersonic anti-ship cruise missile that has conventional and nuclear warhead capacity...

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