Archived UK sub off Florida fired nuclear missile at US last year in test malfunction (independent.co.uk)
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Archived UK sub off Florida fired nuclear missile at US last year in test malfunction (independent.co.uk)
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'Downing Street has been accused of covering up a Trident missile malfunction weeks before a crucial Commons vote on the future of the submarine-based missile system. '
'"In June the Royal Navy conducted a routine unarmed Trident missile test launch from HMS Vengeance, as part of an operation which is designed to certify the submarine and its crew. ', "If the information was made public, they knew how damaging it would be to the credibility of our nuclear deterrent.“The upcoming Trident vote made it all the more sensitive.”In July, MPs voted by 472 to 117 to back the renewal of Britain's Trident nuclear deterrence."
'The Sunday Times reports that a Trident II D5 missile test ended in failure after it was launched from the British submarine HMS Vengeance off the coast of Florida in June last year. ', "The overwhelming vote supported the Government's plans to spend up to £40 billion on four new Successor-class submarines."
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