Feb 16 – Two nuclear subs collide in Atlantic Ocean, but no-one is hurt.
Two nuclear-armed submarines, one British and one French, have collided while on separate exercises in the Atlantic Ocean.
No-one was hurt in the collision and both Britain and France insist nuclear security was not compromised.
Jim Drury
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Nuclear submarines collide
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- The collision happened on the 3rd of February.
- The submarines were moving quickly.
- They were in a joint Anglo-French training exercise.
- 240 sailors were involved in the collision.
- People might be alarmed at the incident.
- There was potential for a catastrophe.
- It is unlikely that such a collision would have caused the defence systems to explode.
- The submarines did not have equipment to detect other subs.
- This equipment can make submarines invisible.
- The last serious nuclear submarine incident was in 2000.
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