dangie
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From the BBC:
This reminded me of of work colleague who used to be in the Royal Marines. He told of a torpedo firing exercise off the coast of Greenland. They fired a torpedo at an iceberg. The torpedo hit the sloping edge of the iceberg, went up out of the water, then slid back down and headed back towards the ship. Either it missed or they were able to destroy it, but he said it was a very close call.
Trident missile test fails for second time in a row
The UK's nuclear deterrent failed to fire a test missile reportedly landing close to the launch site.
www.bbc.co.uk
The test firing of a Trident missile from a Royal Navy submarine has failed, for the second time in a row… The missile's booster rockets failed and it landed in the sea close to the launch site…. The previous test from a UK submarine in 2016 also ended in failure, when the missile veered off course.
This reminded me of of work colleague who used to be in the Royal Marines. He told of a torpedo firing exercise off the coast of Greenland. They fired a torpedo at an iceberg. The torpedo hit the sloping edge of the iceberg, went up out of the water, then slid back down and headed back towards the ship. Either it missed or they were able to destroy it, but he said it was a very close call.
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