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Unthinkable [British and French Nuke Subs Collide]
UK SUN ^ | 2/15/2009 | TOM NEWTON DUNN

Posted on 02/15/2009 5:06:02 PM PST by Velveeta

BRITISH and French nuclear submarines which collided deep under the Atlantic could have sunk or released deadly radioactivity, it emerged last night. The Royal Navy’s HMS Vanguard and the French Navy’s Le Triomphant are both nuclear powered and were carrying nuke missiles.

Between them they had around 250 sailors on board.

(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...


TOPICS: Front Page News; News/Current Events; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: france; nuclear; royalnavy; submarines; tm
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To: Cicero

They have Tridents on land?


61 posted on 02/15/2009 5:34:12 PM PST by Gondring (Paul Revere would have been flamed as a naysayer troll and told to go back to Boston.)
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To: GSP.FAN
Skynet, you magnificent Bastard!
62 posted on 02/15/2009 5:34:17 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Obamunism, the fatal cure for Bush Derangement Syndrome.)
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To: Kozak

Beat cha. See Post #55.


63 posted on 02/15/2009 5:34:40 PM PST by Enterprise (A Representative Republic - gone now. Foolish people.)
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To: Euker
I'm not sure but I think I’m confused. Actually I am sure I am confused? I think.
64 posted on 02/15/2009 5:35:50 PM PST by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: LZ_Bayonet

And a few days after that it will be Bush’s fault.


65 posted on 02/15/2009 5:36:30 PM PST by Carley (President Obama ~ Leaving No Tax Cheat Behind)
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To: Gondring

He wrote NUCLEAR deterrent, not “Trident deterrent”.


66 posted on 02/15/2009 5:37:20 PM PST by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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To: Evil Slayer
Or at least hold your arm out a porthole to signal a left turn........LOL


67 posted on 02/15/2009 5:37:27 PM PST by Viking2002 (The Occupation has begun. God help America.)
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To: Euker

The Brits man. Don’t the French Drive on the right?


68 posted on 02/15/2009 5:37:30 PM PST by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: SkyPilot
I really don't see this as a “comedy” thread. What is with all the jokes and the “LOLs!” Some decent and brave men may be injured, maimed, or dying.

Xenophobia

69 posted on 02/15/2009 5:37:54 PM PST by Doe Eyes
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To: Nuc1

The British Sub had its blinker on for miles and miles...

When the French Sub finally decided to pass, it went to the left. Oops...


70 posted on 02/15/2009 5:38:34 PM PST by Kickass Conservative (Obamunism, the fatal cure for Bush Derangement Syndrome.)
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To: Nuc1

Yea, right.


71 posted on 02/15/2009 5:39:09 PM PST by Euker
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To: Velveeta

When something bad happens underwater, I first think of the USS Thresher. Plunged below crush depth and it and the crew were spread out like jelly on bread.

I guess in this case they both blew ballast tanks and popped to the surface.

Please, no jokes. The crews are safe, thank G-d.


72 posted on 02/15/2009 5:39:19 PM PST by elcid1970 ("O Muslim! My cartridges are lubricated with pig grease!")
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To: Kickass Conservative

This was exactly my point.


73 posted on 02/15/2009 5:40:24 PM PST by Nuc1 (NUC1 Sub pusher SSN 668 (Liberals Aren't Patriots))
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To: SoftwareEngineer
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SWE,

Good post ... the Brit sub was a boomer (missile boat) ... and possibly the "bait" if they suspected that a ChiCom or Soviet attack-class was trying to follow them ...

Then ... the French boat was assigned to follow and track the enemy sub ...

On the other hand ... not to sound corny ... but perhaps the Brit (boomer) was trying a Mad Ivan on the French boat ... in some kind of war game exercise ... and things got too close and they collided ...

However, I suspect that most of the story's details are highly classified at this point, and even publicly released "damage accounts" are ficticious ... which renders "any" civilian analysis an almost complete waste of time ...


Patton-at-Bastogne


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74 posted on 02/15/2009 5:40:45 PM PST by Patton@Bastogne (Angels and Ministers of Grace, Defend Us ....)
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To: Velveeta
But modern anti-sonar technology is so good it is possible neither boat “saw” the other.

Opps. Need another technology it seems.

75 posted on 02/15/2009 5:41:02 PM PST by DejaJude (Proud denizen of the fighting fringe and an Arizona zealot.)
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To: Velveeta

This means WAR!


76 posted on 02/15/2009 5:42:08 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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To: Velveeta
I have a hunch that a good part of the reason they didn't detect each other is that they both cruising extremely slow (i.e. quiet). That's what boomers do. Slow speed would also lessen the damage of any collision. This howling about nuclear disaster at sea is just tabloid journalism. This is from The Sun after all.
77 posted on 02/15/2009 5:42:56 PM PST by GATOR NAVY
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To: SoftwareEngineer
...If I go into full conspiracy mode right now, I think that the French and British subs were participating JOINTLY against a common threat (Chinese subs in the Altantic?) and this is the result of that interaction.

The question is if this is what happened to the British and French boats what do you think happened to the oppposing boat.

I think "Chicken of the Sea" is played underwater by bumping the other guys to make them back off.

Could have been they were working together to bump a Commie sub or even each of them a different Commie sub and came up with the story that the British and French subs bunped each other by accident...

78 posted on 02/15/2009 5:43:33 PM PST by Screaming_Gerbil (The light at the end of the tunnel might be an oncoming train...)
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To: Doohickey; SmithL


ping

79 posted on 02/15/2009 5:43:36 PM PST by BIGLOOK (Keelhaul Congress! It's the sensible solution to restore Command to the People.)
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To: Velveeta

Surprise it doesn’t happen more often - you can’t see a thing down there!


80 posted on 02/15/2009 5:44:20 PM PST by Revolting cat! (Let us prey!)
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