No. 10 Covered Up A Failed British Trident Missile Test Off The U.S. Coast Last Year

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The Australian/The Times: No 10 ‘covered up Trident missile fiasco’

A serious malfunction in Britain’s Trident nuclear weapons deterrent was covered up by Downing Street just weeks before the crucial House of Commons vote on the future of the missile system.

The Sunday Times has revealed that a Trident II D5 missile — which can kill millions when armed with nuclear warheads — experienced an alarming failure after being launched from a British submarine off the coast of Florida in June last year.

It was the only firing test of a British nuclear missile in four years and raises serious questions about the reliability and safety of the weapons system. The failure prompted a news blackout by Downing Street that has remained in place until this weekend.

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WNU Editor: This was the first test in four years .... and it failed spectacularly. This certainly does not give one confidence on the reliability of Britain;s nuclear force .... or on how open the U.K. government is on this program..

More News On Last Year's Failed British Trident Missile Test Off The U.S. Coast

British missile test malfunctioned last year off U.S. coast: Sunday Times -- Reuters
Trident fiasco 'covered up by No10': Downing Street 'imposed news blackout' over botched missle test just weeks before MPs voted on future of nuclear deterrent -- Daily Mail
Ministers accused of covering up failed Trident test weeks before vote to renew £40bn nuclear programme -- The Telegraph
No 10 'covered up' botched missile test weeks before Trident vote -- SKY News