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From: abelard3@abelard.org
On Sun, 22 Jan 2017 14:52:41 -0500, burfordTjustice
wrote:
>Missile failure off Florida? British leader won't say
>
>LONDON – The British government is being accused of concealing the failure
of an unarmed ballistic missile launch ahead of a debate in Parliament over
whether to refurbish the country's aging Trident nuclear launching system.
>
>Britain's prime minister refused to say Sunday whether she knew about an
unarmed Trident missile that reportedly failed when it was test-fired off the
coast of Florida last year.
>
>Theresa May told BBC she has total confidence in Britain's Trident nuclear
launching system, but didn't confirm or deny a newspaper report about the
alleged failure of a ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads.
>
>The prime minister was asked about the missile test after the Sunday Times
reported that an unarmed missile launched from a submarine off Florida's coast
in June veered off course and may have headed toward the U.S.
>
>The newspaper said top government officials decided to keep the failure of a
Trident II D5 ballistic missile out of the public eye because of an upcoming
debate the next month in Parliament over whether to spend 40 billion pounds to
refurbish the aging
Trident, the cornerstone of Britain's nuclear deterrent system.
>
>"I have absolute faith in our Trident missiles," May said Sunday when asked
if she had known about a possible missile failure when she spoke to Parliament
in July. "When I made that speech in the House of Commons, what we were
talking about was whether
or not we should renew our Trident, whether or not we should have Trident
missiles."
>
>The government triumphed in that debate, winning overwhelming support for the
Trident overhaul in July, but some opposition figures in the British
government now seek an inquiry into the reported missile failure and a
possible cover-up.
>
>Scottish National Party leader Nicola Sturgeon, who opposes having the
Trident submarine fleet based in Scotland, said reports of a failure and
cover-up are a "hugely serious issue."
amazing that she doesn't have a clue about missiles either
who would have guessed
>Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn, also a Trident opponent, called it "a
pretty catastrophic error."
amazing that he doesn't have a clue about missiles either
who would have guessed
>The British government hasn't confirmed the newspaper's report of a misfire.
it wasn't a misfire
amazing that the reptile doesn't have a clue about missiles either
who would have guessed
>A government statement posted on a Defense Ministry blog indicated there was
a "routine unarmed Trident missile test launch from HMS Vengeance" in June.
>
>The Royal Navy launch was "part of an operation which is designed to certify
the submarine and its crew," the statement said. The Vengeance submarine and
its crew were "successfully tested and certified," it said.
>
>The statement says the government does not provide further details on
submarine operations for "obvious" national security reasons.
surely they should be feeding all the data to the reptiles and
socialists...
britain's opponents need to know
>The British government's website says Trident has provided Britain's security
every day for the last 46 years. The system consists of Vanguard-class
submarines which can carry up to 16 Trident ballistic missiles armed with
nuclear warheads.
>
>Defense policy calls for one of the submarines to be on patrol at all times.
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