Britain to test fire nuke missile in major show-of-force

The Royal Navy is set to conduct a nuclear weapon test within the next few days, prompting officials to issue a warning to shipping as the nuclear submarine HMS Vanguard entered the Atlantic.

This marks the first missile test by the UK since a failed launch in 2016.

The £4 billion submarine, concluding a seven-year refit in Plymouth, is undertaking these tests as the final step before rejoining the UK’s nuclear deterrent fleet.

The 30-year-old vessel, described as a 491ft “colossus,” capable of patrolling undetected for months, can carry up to 16 Trident 2 D5 missiles, each armed with British-made warheads more than 20 times powerful than those used in World War II, the U.S. Sun reported.

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