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Video: French and British nuclear submarines collided in Atlantic Source: Xinhua, “Xinhua Video” This is the February 16 obtained from the British Ministry of Defense. ” avant-garde “was ballistic missile submarine photos. Xinhua News Agency/Agence France

two British and French nuclear submarines carrying nuclear missiles diving sailing in the Atlantic earlier this month when the collision. Although the two countries military said the incident did not result in significant danger, but two submarines obviously have been “injured”, the British submarine which can only be towed back to port.

two submarine sonar no response

British “Sun” website reported on the 16th, the British “avant garde” was ballistic missile submarines and France’s “Triumph “nuclear submarine June 3 or 4 at the Atlantic collided. At that time two submarines were underwater, perform their tasks, and boats with nuclear missiles.

French Navy, a source to the British “Daily Mail” confirmed, “Triumph” was responsible for a period of 70-day mission, who was returning.

reported that, under normal circumstances, the ship can be detected by sonar device similar to the other with one’s own ships. But perhaps the two sides on the anti-submarine sonar technology is too high, so that their sonar equipment failed to detect each other. Sources said the French side, “Triumph” was heard sailors “bang” bang, the submarine’s sonar case almost smash.

British naval personnel of the “Sun” said, two submarines from entering into such close range, the likelihood of such events as several hundred parts per million.

British navy refused to confirm the collision.

sonar case of serious damage

“avant-garde” was a British “avant garde” first-class nuclear submarine boat, a displacement of about 1.6 million tons. “Triumph” was also the French “Triumph” first-class boats, displacement and “avant garde” was similar.

two submarines is their backbone of national nuclear deterrent force, can be carrying 16 nuclear missiles. Collision of two large nuclear arsenal could lead to dire consequences.

a senior official of the British Navy, “Sun”, said: “imagine the potential consequences, although the possibility of a nuclear explosion caused by very small, but may produce nuclear leakage is more serious, there may be crew members are killed, and nuclear warheads will be lost. these are the national disaster. “

collision occurs, the two submarines a total of about 250 crew.

a British navy spokesman said the UK’s nuclear deterrent remained intact, nuclear safety is not a problem.

France has also sought to downplay the severity of the event. A French navy spokesman said the collision caused no casualties in the French crew, and no threat of nuclear safety.

reported that the collision led to “avant garde” was needed by the ship was towed back to base in Scotland, depression and scratches visible on the hull. “Triumph” was “limp” to drove back port of Brest naval base, sonar case severely damaged.

Britain and France have been in close contact on this event. ‘The Sun’ quoted a British military official as saying: “London and Paris a telephone hot lines.”

embarrassment of the British Navy Zaiyu

the British Navy, this is following the March 21, 2007, “hard” nuclear submarine explosion has led to two sailors killed another serious accident. At the time, “hard” numbers are in joint exercises with the U.S. Navy Arctic Ocean, the air purification system on the boat exploded.

that two days after the accident, the 15 British Navy and Marine Corps troops in the Gulf when the Iranian mission to the grounds of detention into Iranian waters.

“Sun” said that the submarine was hit ally after the events of the British navy seized the biggest embarrassment. The UK, the time of the accident is really bad. Relationship between the UK and U.S. allies in Iraq and Afghanistan because of traumatic stress. The French submarine in the Atlantic Ocean and collided with the British Navy seems too amateur. “We really can not allow anything detrimental to the military prestige of the event occurred.”

Xinhua News Agency, Reuters correspondent Hui Xiaoshuang

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