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Trident missile malfunction sends wrong kind of message and is more than just an embarrassing blow for UK's nuclear deterrent
The UK's nuclear deterrent submarines have one core mission - to maintain a continuous ability to launch a strike at any moment upon the order of the prime minister, without failure.
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