(via Ria Novosti)
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Being that that appears to be a surface ship and I think I see “wings” on the missile, I think that this is a stock photo of a cruise missile launch, not the Bulava.
Pretty much the case we concluded over at USNI blog — looks like a Nanuchka firing an SS-N-9.
– SJS