Sixth Seventh times’ a charm. So much for Russia’s sparkling new nuclear arsenal — the Bulava was purportedly Putin’s baby. For the uninitiated, this is not an optimal missile trajectory.

They point those things at us, so I’ll hoist a beer to this epic snafu. Credit to the Ruskies though, they’re a determined bunch. Obama would’ve axed the program if a nut came loose during down-stage assembly.