We All Live in a Nuclear Submarine ...

[DodgyAgent]

They didnt realise that the French submarine was retreating

[Doggy Styles]

How do the French have the cheek to call one of their submarines Le Triomphant? What bloody Triomphe would that be then?

[Chugnut]

Crazy Ivan?

AtW

Very good chance that one of the subs would have known of the existence of the other one in that case...

[HairyArsedBloke]

Although I would have accepted the line that it was an exercise that went wrong, there is one thing that makes me doubt it. Would you use two subs of the same class i.e. ballistic missile? If it was a hide/seek exercise, a very valid thing to do, surely it would be of two different classes?

[Moscow Mule]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7892294.stm

Nothing like the words "Nuclear" and "Collision" to bring over-reaction and hyperbole to the BBC.

[EternalOptimist]

They should hang old tractor tyres off the sides, tied on with old rope, so they sort of bounce off each other. Thats what I would do if I was an admiral

[Doggy Styles]

They should hang old tractor tyres off the sides, tied on with old rope, so they sort of bounce off each other. Thats what I would do if I was an admiral

Good idea. I'd also reintroduce crow's nests. They always used to spot each other in those days. Obviously being a submarine the man in it would have to be dressed up as a frogman.

[Drewster]

the man in it would have to be dressed up as a frogman.

I am not sure we want to share in your fanasies!

Although thinking about it..........

[EternalOptimist]

Good idea. I'd also reintroduce crow's nests. They always used to spot each other in those days. Obviously being a submarine the man in it would have to be dressed up as a frogman.

You can't be serious. Dont you relise that it was crashing INTO a frogman that caused all the fuss in the first place

[jmo21]

Most of what he writes is well researched.

Most of mine comes from a stint in a now defunct government agency but it's fascinating stuff.

CTU?!