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Nuclear Subs 'Collide In Ocean'

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the that's-gonna-look-bad-on-the-resume dept.

Jantastic noted a BBC report saying "A Royal Navy nuclear submarine was involved in a collision with a French nuclear sub in the middle of the Atlantic. It is understood HMS Vanguard and Le Triomphant were badly damaged in the crash earlier this month. Despite being equipped with sonar, it seems neither vessel spotted the other, the BBC's Caroline Wyatt said."

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  1. Re:Stealth Technology is Too Dangerous by Teun · · Score: 1, Troll

    Mutually Assured Destruction only works when it is Mutually Assured.

    You miss part of the sentence, 'The Threat of' needs to be included.

    And in case of guy's with a religious chip on their rag head even that doesn't work, they long to be destructed.

    So be careful what you wish for, the old enemies mutually giving up on this type of potential destruction will only invite these even scarier opponents of humanity.

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  2. Re:Despite each being equipped with sonar? by ravenshrike · · Score: 0, Troll

    I'm still confused by this France as allies bullshit. It would seem to me that the best way to win a war would be to get the French to join the other side and attempt to do something. Then, when they massively fuck up because their command structure sucks the big one and always has, you have the perfect opening to end the war.

  3. Re:Euphemism? by DamienNightbane · · Score: 0, Troll

    That's not funny. My brother died that way.