UK has 'confidence' in nuclear system despite misfire

London (AFP) Feb 21, 2024

The UK government said Wednesday that it had "absolute confidence" in its Trident nuclear deterrent system despite a reported missile test failure. Defence minister Grant Shapps admitted to parliament that "an anomaly did occur" during an exercise on January 30, following reports that a missile fired from the submarine HMS Vanguard fell into the sea. Shapps said in the written statement