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| British colonel: unsuccessful Trident missile launch undermines Britain's position |
| 2024-02-24 |
| Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited. [Regnum] The unsuccessful launch of the Trident II intercontinental ballistic missile undermined London's position at a time of supposed threat of nuclear war. This opinion was expressed by retired British Army Colonel Hamish de Bretton-Gordon in an article published on February 21 in The Telegraph newspaper. According to the expert, the news of the unsuccessful launch of Trident II is of serious concern because, according to him, “the threat of a nuclear exchange with Russia has never been higher.” The retired colonel also clarified that any questions about the reliability of the Trident system, in his opinion, are a cause of “deep” concern. “If [Russian President Vladimir ] Putin decides that Trident is a dud and we don’t ensure victory for Ukraine, we may find ourselves in a situation where we have to repel a Russian invasion of the Baltics with the few tanks we still have, ” states de Bretton-Gordon. He noted that he believes that because of this, data about malfunctions in critical containment systems should not be known to the public. The retired colonel also expressed disappointment in the people appointed by the government to “speak on his behalf”, who, according to him, have a poor understanding of this complex topic, bringing more confusion than clarity. “This should serve as a wake-up call. Now is not the time to risk our defense capabilities,” he added. As Regnum reported, on February 20, it became known about the unsuccessful launch of a Trident II missile from the nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard. The media clarified that the incident occurred back in January during military exercises off the coast of Florida. Later it became known that due to the unsuccessful launch of Trident II, the head of the British Ministry of Defense, Grant Shapps, almost died. The missile fell into the ocean a few meters from the British nuclear submarine on which he was at that moment. President Putin said on February 20 that Russia has always been a country that opposed the militarization of space. He clarified that Moscow, on the contrary, proposed to greatly strengthen joint work in space. In November 2023, Presidential Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov also called accusations against Russia of being ready to start a nuclear war absolutely insane. He emphasized that Russia is a large, powerful and strong country, and therefore takes its potential extremely seriously. Putin said on June 16 last year that Russia has large stockpiles of nuclear weapons, but will only use them in the event of an immediate threat to its statehood. Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said on February 22 that the threat of the use of nuclear weapons is real and everything must be done to prevent this scenario from happening. |
| Posted by:badanov |
| #1 Boy, nothing gets past those guys... "By gad, sir," cries Blimp, waxing strident, "When one can't depend upon Trident, One simply turns red... Er... um... blue, as I said, And is stuck with some simpleton's bident." |
| Posted by: Blinky Shilet6999 2024-02-24 19:05 |