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British missile test malfunctioned last year off U.S. coast: Sunday Times
Source: Reuters
WORLD NEWS | Sat Jan 21, 2017 | 7:00pm EST
British missile test malfunctioned last year off U.S. coast: Sunday Times
A test firing of an unarmed British nuclear Trident missile from a submarine off the coast of Florida malfunctioned last June, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
The paper quoted an unnamed senior naval source as saying the missile may have veered off in the wrong direction toward the American mainland.
The paper said it was the only test firing of a British nuclear missile in four years and came shortly before Theresa May became Prime Minister last year in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
It said May had omitted any mention of the failed test when she persuaded parliament to spend 40 billion pounds on new Trident submarines in her first major speech before parliament last July.
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British missile test malfunctioned last year off U.S. coast: Sunday Times
A test firing of an unarmed British nuclear Trident missile from a submarine off the coast of Florida malfunctioned last June, the Sunday Times newspaper reported.
The paper quoted an unnamed senior naval source as saying the missile may have veered off in the wrong direction toward the American mainland.
The paper said it was the only test firing of a British nuclear missile in four years and came shortly before Theresa May became Prime Minister last year in the wake of Britain's vote to leave the European Union.
It said May had omitted any mention of the failed test when she persuaded parliament to spend 40 billion pounds on new Trident submarines in her first major speech before parliament last July.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-britain-missiles-idUSKBN1550WX
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Related: No 10 covered up Trident missile fiasco (Sunday Times)
