Failed missile launches, multiple damages, lack of personnel: when the prestigious Royal Navy takes on water. The spectacular flop of a nuclear-capable Trident ballistic missile is yet another snub.
It raises doubts about the capabilities of the navy but also about the British nuclear deterrent. At a time when London is flexing its muscles against Russia and the Chinese navy is seriously gaining strength, this weakness is creating disorder. Even if the British authorities assure, in essence, that if they were to fire a missile “for real”, this one…