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- So it comes back to Trident? - When it comes. - If it works. - If it wor... - What do you mean? - Normally, when new weapons are delivered, the warheads don't

by A1vis 3y ago

- So it comes back to Trident? - When it comes. - If it works. - If it wor... - What do you mean? - Normally, when new weapons are delivered, the warheads don't fit the ends of the rockets. That's what happened to Polaris. You know the sort of thing, wiring faults, microchip failure. We couldn't fire Polaris for some years. Cruise is probably the same. Trident might be too.

matthewfelgate 3y ago
A timeless TV show.
- alecco 3y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKQlQlQ6_pk&t=70s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKQlQlQ6_pk&t=70s
  - tudorw 3y ago
    "Some of the technology is so new, we had no idea how much it would cost' 1988 'Mockumentary' - This is David Lander, contains some 'adult' content, well, adult for Britain in 1988... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ucx1MTEO4&list=PL1B297DE784CFA3F5 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ucx1MTEO4&list=PL1B297DE78... For context September that year; 'It marked the second time in the last three launchings that one of the $23.7 million missiles had to be destroyed by the safety officer. The Navy reported about 20 minutes after the 1:45 P.M. launching that the Trident 2 had developed a problem in the second stage and that the range safety officer had sent a signal to blow up the missile to prevent it from veering into populated areas.'
- belter 3y ago
  "The Red Hot Nuclear Button" - https://youtu.be/P7YR6WICIAI https://youtu.be/P7YR6WICIAI