Engineering and Scientific Capabilities of West are in Precipitous Decline
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A couple of days ago, a routine test of a Trident II SLBM by UK ended in an early and spectacular failure. While infrequent failures of established missile systems will occur, this one is relevant because the previous test in 2016 also failed. More relevantly, the class of nuclear submarines these are launched from, have a long history of serious malfunctions attributed to inadequate maintenance. Given that those four Vanguard class submarines constitute the entirety of UK’s nuclear deterrence, makes one wonder if that country has any real nuclear deterrence capability- not that it matters since its is now is a vassal of USA in all but name. It is also worth noting that, over the past two decades, UK has been having a number of serious problems with their military forces- ranging from ships that constantly breaking down, an inability to recruit enough personnel, inadequate budget for acquiring any realistic amounts of ordnance, tanks, ships, airplanes etc. While many converging factors are responsible for this sustained deterioration (profiteering by corporations, high levels of corruption and general incompetence etc), the end result is that UK today is a mediocre military power, albeit one harboring delusions of past empire and military grandeur.
Engineering and Scientific Capabilities of West are in Precipitous Decline
Engineering and Scientific Capabilities of…
Engineering and Scientific Capabilities of West are in Precipitous Decline
A couple of days ago, a routine test of a Trident II SLBM by UK ended in an early and spectacular failure. While infrequent failures of established missile systems will occur, this one is relevant because the previous test in 2016 also failed. More relevantly, the class of nuclear submarines these are launched from, have a long history of serious malfunctions attributed to inadequate maintenance. Given that those four Vanguard class submarines constitute the entirety of UK’s nuclear deterrence, makes one wonder if that country has any real nuclear deterrence capability- not that it matters since its is now is a vassal of USA in all but name. It is also worth noting that, over the past two decades, UK has been having a number of serious problems with their military forces- ranging from ships that constantly breaking down, an inability to recruit enough personnel, inadequate budget for acquiring any realistic amounts of ordnance, tanks, ships, airplanes etc. While many converging factors are responsible for this sustained deterioration (profiteering by corporations, high levels of corruption and general incompetence etc), the end result is that UK today is a mediocre military power, albeit one harboring delusions of past empire and military grandeur.