Russia's President Dimity Medvedev oversees the missile test and says that new weapons will be made.
The intercontinental Topol was launched from a truck and reached its target on the Kamchatka peninsula 30 minutes later.
The RS-12M Topol, called the SS-25 Sickle by NATO, has a maximum range of 10,000 km (6,125 miles). It is a highly mobile missile designed in Soviet times. The Topol is a key part of Russia's nuclear deterrent.
Basmah Fahim reports.SOUNDBITE: Dmitry Medvedev, Russian Prime Minister.
