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To: TobagoJack who wrote (204856)3/20/2024 10:10:42 AM
From: ggersh  Respond to of 217802
 
I'm fairly certain that Russia/China would
make this so no nuclear sub would be able to
fire

The Ministry of Defence said that an “anomaly occurred” during the exercise involving the submarine HMS Vanguard on 30 January that was “event specific”, implying it would not have happened in the unlikely event of a war


No further details about the embarrassing failure were provided, although the MoD insisted that “there are no implications for the reliability of the wider Trident missile systems and stockpile”. Defence sources added that Grant Shapps was present at the time the test took place.

Subsequently, Tobias Ellwood, the former chair of the defence select committee, said in an interview with GB News that the problems related to testing gear. “I understand it was some equipment that was actually attached to the missile itself that prevented the firing of the rocket system after the missile had left the submarine,” the MP said.


But if history is relevant the UK is having some difficulty
in other areas as well

https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/news-and-latest-activity/news/2024/february/06/20240226-hms-richmond-takes-over-from-hms-diamond-to-protect-shipping-in-the-red-sea

https://www.businessinsider.com/uk-navy-ships-breaking-down-britain-struggling-hms-queen-elizabeth-2024-2

https://www.naval-technology.com/news/uk-carrier-third-active-life-undergoing-repairs/