UK's Trident nuclear-deterrent missile system misfires during test (www.reuters.com)

submitted 8 months ago by CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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Here's hoping that the rest of the world's nuclear arsenal is practically non-functional as well.

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[-] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 8 points 8 months ago

well, this is what tests are for, right?

[-] CrimeDad@lemmy.crimedad.work 1 points 8 months ago

Yes, but the previous test also failed.

[-] CraigeryTheKid@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

ah, so a two test limit is in place.

[-] Kualk@lemm.ee 6 points 8 months ago

Previous test failed as well

[-] bartolomeo@suppo.fi 5 points 8 months ago

What is a "nuclear-deterrent missile"? Is it just a nuclear missle? A regular missle that deters nuclear missles?

[-] Car@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 8 months ago

https://lemmy.crimedad.work/post/57650

Nuclear deterrent because it's submarine-borne. If a country makes a first strike on the UK, their submarines, which are ideally hidden and steaming around in oceans somewhere, can make a retaliation strike. They're still equipped with nuclear warheads but aren't necessarily intended for a first strike.

You can destroy the UK, but you won't escape unscathed.