British nuclear submarine missile test failure

– International news – Tasnim News Agency According to the German newspaper “De Welt”, the test of a missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead by the British Navy by firing It was defeated by a submarine. The British media reported that the Trident 2 missile equipped with a dummy warhead misfired after being launched from the nuclear submarine “HMS Vanguard” and fell into the sea off the coast of Florida.

The British Ministry of Defense confirmed that An “abnormality” occurred during the test on January 30. Accordingly, the error was that it was a test shot. The ministry claimed that despite this, the nuclear deterrent, the cornerstone of Britain’s defence, remains “safe and effective”. It did, but then the first stage boosters failed to ignite and the Trident, equipped with dummy warheads, plunged into the sea and sank. Sky News quoted a source as saying that the launch would have been a success if it had indeed been carried out with a nuclear warhead.

Sky News spoke of a “shameful failure” for the Royal Navy. This was the second failed test of a Trident nuclear missile; An error previously occurred in 2016. The Sun reported that both Defense Minister Grant Shapps and Navy Commander Ben Kay were on board the Vanguard to witness the test. The opposition expressed concern about this.

This submarine is one of the four so-called Vanguard submarines that have been in service since the 1990s. These submarines are to be replaced by the larger Dreadnought class submarines in the 2030s. According to the Library of the House of Commons, between £31 billion and £41 billion (€36 billion and €48 billion) has been made available for this.

The UK’s Telegraph newspaper reported that in June 2016, a nuclear missile was also test-launched. led to failure by the British Royal Navy off the coast of the United States of America.

In the report of the “Sun” newspaper, a source who did not disclose his name said: The missile left the submarine, but at a short distance from it. It fell into the water.

According to this report, the British investigation is underway to find out where the technical failure occurred and to search for the recovery of advanced missile technology from the seabed.

The British Ministry of Defense is scheduled to present a written statement about the country’s nuclear weapons status in the House of Commons.

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