Missile embarrassingly plopped into sea at launch attended by Grant Shapps, but MoD says ‘anomaly’ would not happen in a war
A Trident nuclear missile failed, plopping into the Atlantic during a test launch attended by the defence secretary last month, raising questions about the efficiency and effectiveness of Britain’s nuclear deterrent.
The Ministry of Defence said that an “anomaly occurred” during the exercise involving the submarine HMS Vanguard on 30 January that was “event specific”, implying it would not have happened in the unlikely event of a war.
