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☆ UK nuclear missile test fails for second time in eight years
  + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Lauren Kent | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +3 min
London CNN —A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during trials. The fault was specific to the test kit and that the launch would have likely been successful if it had occurred out on a patrol, using a real nuclear warhead, according to the source. “The UK’s nuclear deterrent remains safe, secure and effective,” The Ministry of Defense spokesperson added. “The test has reaffirmed the effectiveness of the UK’s nuclear deterrent, in which we have absolute confidence.”A Trident II missile is launched by the US navy during a test in 1989. Phil Sandlin/AP/FileShapps is expected to present a written ministerial statement on Britain’s nuclear deterrent to Parliament on Wednesday, according to the House of Commons order paper.
Persons: London CNN —, of Defense Grant Shapps, Sir Ben Key, Phil Sandlin, ”, John Healey Organizations: London CNN, HMS Vanguard, Ministry of Defense, Trident, CNN, The Sun, of Defense, “, Vanguard, US, Labour Party, Royal Navy Locations: British, Florida, United States, Georgia
☆ A British nuclear missile launch failed for the second time in a row — yet another embarrassment for the Royal Navy
  + stars: | 2024-02-21 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: 1 min
A test of the UK's nuclear deterrent failed for the second time in a row. Britain's Ministry of Defence said "an anomaly" occurred during the firing of a Trident missile. It's the latest in a series of embarrassing failings by the UK's Royal Navy. The test firing of a British nuclear missile from a Royal Navy submarine failed for the second time in a row in yet another humiliation for the Royal Navy. Adding to the embarrassment, UK Defense Secretary Grant Schapps was on board the launch submarine, HMS Vanguard, at the time of the botched test in January, the report said.
Persons: Grant Schapps Organizations: Britain's Ministry of Defence, Trident, UK's Royal Navy, Royal Navy, The Sun, HMS Vanguard, Business Locations: British, Florida
☆ A UK nuclear submarine had its broken bolts fixed with superglue, report says
  + stars: | 2023-02-01 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +2 min
The British Navy launched a probe after finding a " defect" in a nuclear submarine, The Sun reported. Broken bolts on HMS Vanguard's reactor chamber were glued on instead of replaced, the report said. A Royal Navy source told The Sun that the discovery was a "disgrace." Nuclear standards are never compromised." A spokesperson for both the Royal Navy and Babcock did not immediately respond to Insider's request for comment.
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