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   From: the_todal@icloud.com   
      
   On 23/01/2017 14:09, GB wrote:   
   > On 23/01/2017 11:45, The Todal wrote:   
   >   
   >> But it's daft for Andrew Neil to expect Theresa May to talk about it as   
   >> an exclusive for viewers of his show.   
   >   
   > I assume that the problem was that the incorrect target coordinates were   
   > input into the missile, which is why it effectively turned left and   
   > headed for the USA, rather than right and headed over the atlantic.   
   >   
   > There's one aspect I don't understand at all.  Now, if I had been at   
   > Lockheed, designing the system for the US government, I'd have inserted   
   > some code in the missile so it simply could not be targeted at anywhere   
   > in the USA. It's simple enough - no targets west of 40 degrees W or east   
   > of 150 degrees E. That way, if the Brits ever fell out with the USA,   
   > there'd be no risk to the USA from the UK nuclear deterrent.   
   >   
   > So, why was that simple precaution not taken?   
   >   
   >   
      
   It was an intelligent missile. And it had heard about Donald J. Trump.   
      
   There is another factor. The Royal Navy's entire fleet of nuclear   
   warhead-carrying submarines allegedly run on Windows XP. If you try to   
   install Johnny Castaway on XP it can cause the telemetry to go askew as   
   the Trident tries to target a cartoon whale.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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