Trident II D5 missile pictured in 2005 Credit: Crown Copyright
Revelation 6:3-4 “when he opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature say, “Come!” 4 And out came another horse, bright red. Its rider was permitted to take peace from the earth, so that people should slay one another, and he was given a great sword.
Important Takeaways:
- Britain to test fire nuke missile in major show-of-force with sub launching 44ft Trident 2 for first time since 2016
- Officials issued a warning to shipping as nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard sailed into the Atlantic this week.
- It is the first time the UK has test fired a missile since a botched launch in 2016.
- And it follows a drumbeat of warnings that the world is careering to World War Three.
- The Sun understands the £4bn sub is scheduled to test fire an unarmed missile after completing a seven year refit in Plymouth.
- The tests are the final hurdle for HMS Vanguard to re-enter service as part of the UK’s nuclear deterrent fleet.
- The 30-year-old submarine was pictured sailing from Port Canavarel in Florida on Tuesday morning.
- The Navy hailed the doomsday vessel as a 491ft “colossus” that can patrol undetected for months at a time.
- She can carry up to 16 Trident 2 D5 missiles, each armed with multiple British-made warheads that are each more than 20 times more powerful than the weapons dropped in World War Two on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in Japan.
- The sub is expected to launch a single unarmed missile from 90km off the US east coast.
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