Good to know the tens of billions we are spending on a nuclear deterrent is worth it.
the missile simply splashed into the ocean: “It left the submarine but it just went plop, right next to them.”
This was the second test in a row that failed. The last one was in 2016, so they had a bit of time to work out the issue and get it right.
Also
Grant Shapps was present at the time the test took place.
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/21/labour-seeks-trident-assurances-after-missile-test-anomaly
I think sea launched missile failure is far more common than you’d think. My father launched a Polaris one fifty years ago and it went off course and had to be self-destructed. Apparently that wasn’t unusual.
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Good to know the tens of billions we are spending on a nuclear deterrent is worth it.
This was the second test in a row that failed. The last one was in 2016, so they had a bit of time to work out the issue and get it right.
Also
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/21/labour-seeks-trident-assurances-after-missile-test-anomaly