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[–] [email protected] 61 points 8 months ago (1 children)

well, that's why they do excersises and tests.

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Yes but this sort of test shouldn't fail, and it absolutely shouldn't fail twice in a row.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Well now they know there's something wrong elsewhere don't they? They don't exactly want this to happen, armchair-engineer.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I am an engineer, specifically a test & commissioning engineer, but the chair I'm in right now doesn't have arms.

Yes, the purpose of the test is to confirm things are working correctly, but for this kind of test you're supposed to make absolutely sure you have all your ducks in a row before you proceed.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Surprised this was made public so soon to be honest.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago

You cannot really hide it. The launch has to be public to warn airplanes and ships so they can avoid the area. And once the launch is public, such a failure is quite evident to anyone who was interested in following it, so you might has well publish the news instead of trying to hide the unhidable.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago (1 children)

My first thought was "I wonder how often this sort of thing happens in US tests and drills. Because there's absolutely zero chance they would tell us."

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Literally every US mishap makes the news, are you high?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (2 children)

How would you know if they aren't telling you? Idk about you, but I'm not getting any reports about drills and tests from my representative. Maybe military contractors are getting that for the specific equipment they're selling so they can improve on issues, but I don't expect that that info is publicly available. After all, mishaps might hurt stock valuation 🙃

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Nice! Thanks for the resource!

[–] [email protected] -1 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Everytime a plane skids off the runway you hear about it in the news, sorry your congressman didn't personally send you a letter about it.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

That's not the same as a submarine testing a missile launch, dude. A plane missing a runway is something that people nearby will see. I'm talking about stuff that would require clearance to even know that they're testing it in the first place lol.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Not really, that was one of the points of the Snowden leaks.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Snowden wasn't leaking military mishaps last I checked.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

Yeah, I mixed it up, I remembered this one.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

Get it out and over with...

Keep it secret it's twice the size when it gets loose. (Pardon my phrasing)

[–] [email protected] 28 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Everyone has trouble getting it up sometimes, it’s nothing to be ashamed of.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 8 months ago

I vaguely remember an article about pollution affecting penis size and performance. Perhaps this submarine was a part of that study.

[–] [email protected] 26 points 8 months ago (1 children)

British Empire became United Kingdom and that will shortly become the Kingdom of England and Wales 🤞

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Personally i hope for just Republic of England (People's Republic of England actually but sadly it's currently not very probable).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah they love their monarchy and caste system too much

[–] [email protected] 21 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Imagine scene on board the sub.

"Errrm guys the missile, which is full of fuel, is coming down on top of us. Suggest we move, sharpish!"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Engage evasive manoeuver reverse sharpish left zag-zig Omega 0, full skedaddle speed.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago

I love you comment here. That is all.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Tally-ho, chaps!

[–] [email protected] 20 points 8 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 18 points 8 months ago

Yes prime minister is the most accurate documentary about British politics of all time.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago
[–] [email protected] 15 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

This is an Arsenal failure.

FC Porto 1 Arsenal 0

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago (1 children)

See the trouble with arsenal is, they always try to walk it in

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

A trident missile flopping into the sea is, to be fair, a ludicrous display.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago (1 children)

"A TRIDENT missile dramatically misfired and crashed into the ocean yards from the British nuclear submarine that launched it, The Sun can reveal."

Crashed into the ocean.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 8 months ago (5 children)
[–] [email protected] 12 points 8 months ago

But did the front fell off?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 8 months ago

It will be towed outside the environment.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

At sea?! Chance in a million!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

Well some of them are built so the front doesn’t fall off at all.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 8 months ago

Was it made of cardboard or cardboard derivatives?

[–] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago

So that's why they were making such a big deal about NK's rocket tests, they were insecure at the results they were getting.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Missile is against Brexit. Seems reasonable to me.