A Trident missile has misfired and crashed into the ocean off the coast of Florida during a rare test launch by a British nuclear submarine in an embarrassing blow for the Royal Navy. The Ministry of Defence said an "anomaly" occurred during the drill off the coast of Florida but insisted the nuclear deterrent "remains safe, secure and effective".

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UK nuclear missile test fails for second time in eight years

The UK's nuclear deterrent failed to fire a test missile reportedly landing close to the launch site.

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The failed launch was carried out during an exercise off the east coast of Florida on 30 January

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Trident nuclear missile fails test launch for second time in a row

British lawmakers are seeking reassurances about the nation’s nuclear deterrent after reports that a test of the system failed dramatically last month when an unarmed missile crashed into the sea near the submarine from which it was launched.

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Trident test missile 'went plop' into the sea after reported launch failure

A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a test site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during trials.

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Britain's Trident nuclear deterrent system misfired during a test last month, when a missile crashed into the ocean off the Florida coast near the submarine that launched it, The Sun newspaper reported on Wednesday.

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By Lauren Kent, CNN London (CNN) — A British nuclear missile test launch failed at a site off the coast of Florida, marking the second time in eight years that the country’s Trident 2 ballistic missiles have malfunctioned during trials. An “anomaly occurred” during the test on board the nuclear-powered submarine HMS Vanguard, a UK Ministry of Defense spokesperson said Wednesday in a statement, adding, “We are confident that the anomaly was event…

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

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A missile crashed into the sea near the submarine that launched it, an embarrassing outcome for a country that once boasted world’s most powerful naval force.

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UK’s Trident nuclear-deterrent missile system fails 2nd test in a row

A Trident II (D5) ballistic missile is one of the UK’s last resorts (Picture: PA) A nuclear Trident missile – estimated to have firepower rivalling Hiroshima – misfired and crashed into the Atlantic Ocean. In what is the second flop for Britain after the last trial launch in 2016 failed, the test was carried out from the HMS Vanguard off the coast of Florida. The 60-tonne dud missile’s boosters failed as it was propelled from the Royal Navy subm…

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