UK Politics Thread part II

[Dargo]

Originally Posted by Skybird

Trident has grown a lil' bit old, hasn't it?


https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68355395


What never ceases to amaze me is the outrageous matter-of-factness with which politicians, faced with the proven failure of something, claim in a tone of conviction that what has failed - now repeatedly - is working absolutely perfectly.

The UGM-133 Trident II (Trident D5) has 190 successful test flights of the D5 missile since design completion in 1989 there have been fewer than 11 test flights that were failures. The D5 is the sixth in a series of missile generations deployed since the sea-based deterrent program began 60 years ago. The Trident D5LE (life-extension) version will remain in service until 2042.