Trident

[M.C]

Apparently a Trident missile test went wrong weeks before the vote on renewing Trident, and Theresa May has refused to answer whether she knew about it (before the vote), in the extremely awkward way politicians do

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-38711418

Reminiscent of did you threaten to overrule him.

[bamt]

Other than her awkwardness, I think this is a bit of a non-story.

So, there was a problem on the test. Details will probably need to stay secret as it may expose a weakness (or simply be one of those things with a horrendously complex bit of kit). As the deterrent is all mind-games with the other nuclear powers, then you want to appear to be perfect.

But really, what difference would it have made to the commons vote? If you think the deterrent is essential then you would still want it, and possibly want it faster to replace the ageing kit.
If you think the deterrent is a waste, you'd vote against.
I really can't see anyone changing their minds over this.

So it is hardly covering things up to influence the vote - more just not telling a bunch of people who probably wouldn't understand the reason (if it was technical) something that was irrelevant to them and probably best not discussed in public.

[Rogerborg]

The only issue is that it makes Sharia look ever so much like what she is - a politician. It went wrong, we know, it she knew it, we know she knew it.

Trying to spin the question away was weak sauce. I imagine Mrs Thatch [heavenly chorus sounds] would have slapped that freakshow twunt down and told him that she never, ever confirms or denies any details about our strategic defence, and that'll be the only answer that he gets.
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[The Artist]

[UnknownStuntm...]

[Im-a-Ridah]

This problem is easily solved. Get some more warheads, some more missiles and reintroduce WE177 freefall air dropped bombs.

More of these

https://www.ladailypost.com/sites/default/files/media_crop/36386/public/W76-1111.jpg

Introduce these

https://nuclearweaponarchive.org/Uk/We177b.jpg

https://www.avrovulcan.org.uk/nukes/we177a_b.jpg

[Rogerborg]

Pfft, tactical is where it's at.

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/W48_155-millimeter_nuclear_shell.jpg/300px-W48_155-millimeter_nuclear_shell.jpg

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[mentalboy]

[Polarbear]

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[M.C]

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What I don't get about all this, is that in their rush to attack May, they are actually attacking the whole country and our security.
Making a fuss about our deterrent not actually working isn't very good for the country.

It's almost as a bit of May bashing excuses an anti British attitude. Much like the opinion of doom and failure predicted by Remoaners. It feels like some British people actually want to see Britain fail to satisfy their white guilt.
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[jjdugen]

Still not sure why you have to have a pin point aiming system. Drop one on Trafalgar Square or Great Yarmouth, the results are the same. Fallout, contamination, crops and livestock rendered inedible, children mutated, death from cancer or radiation sickness. Let of twenty of these things ANYWHERE and you have basically fucked the world.
Big boys toys for paranoid maniacs.
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[M.C]

[Im-a-Ridah]

[Rogerborg]

[Im-a-Ridah]

[Robby]

It was a test firing - an exercise. These happen from time to time, and I would like to think that each time they are testing something - having some kind of scenario - rather than just doing a perfectly normal launch in perfect conditions to make sure that the kit still works.

So I would expect test firings in all kind of different earth and space weather scenarios, tests with some of the guidance systems turned off to see how well the others compensated, tests while the crew is intentionally trying to jam or interfere with signals to the rocket. Trying to break it in a controlled manner.

If that was the case, then the details would be very classified but the result could have been something expected.

[ScaredyCat]

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[ScaredyCat]

[bamt]

<conspiracy theory>
I reckon they had been practising programming in the Whitehouse co-ordinates in case Trump got the presidency, then forgot to reset them to somewhere in the sea near Africa prior to firing. So the missile worked perfectly.
</conspiracy theory>

[jjdugen]

I love the 'its our deterrent init' attitude. Just remember, when you are burnt to a crisp by 'their' deterrent, the ones pushing the buttons will be nice and cozy in their bunkers. Not that I'd want to emerge into the world they had destroyed. Sleep safe in your beds, everyone, at least it will be quick.
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