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0 pointsarethuza1y ago0 comments

Th UK Trident 2 missiles are literally the same missiles used by the US submarines operating in the Atlantic - both sets of submarines are supplied by a shared pool:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGM-133_Trident_II

However, the warheads on the UK missiles are designed and manufactured by the UK.

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justin661y ago

Interesting. Are recent US missile tests at sea as bad as the recent UK tests? I don’t remember seeing news to that effect.

arethuzaOP1y ago

I suspect that just indicates that it wasn't just the missiles that were causing the failures...

justin661y ago

I had the same thought. They lovingly take Minutemen out of their silos and launch them after reassembly from Vandenburg AFB or someplace for a test. I’m pretty sure trident tests happen at sea.

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0 pointsarethuza1y ago0 comments

Th UK Trident 2 missiles are literally the same missiles used by the US submarines operating in the Atlantic - both sets of submarines are supplied by a shared pool:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UGM-133_Trident_II

However, the warheads on the UK missiles are designed and manufactured by the UK.

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justin661y ago

Interesting. Are recent US missile tests at sea as bad as the recent UK tests? I don’t remember seeing news to that effect.

arethuzaOP1y ago

I suspect that just indicates that it wasn't just the missiles that were causing the failures...

justin661y ago

I had the same thought. They lovingly take Minutemen out of their silos and launch them after reassembly from Vandenburg AFB or someplace for a test. I’m pretty sure trident tests happen at sea.

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