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SLBM Failure
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A Trident D5 Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile (SLBM) performing a corkscrew, ie: failure to launch.
wow...good thing it didn't have a nuclear warhead that time
True. But at least the missile didn't detonate either. With or without the warhead, that would have been bad.
isnt that a nuclear missile? as in SRBM.
No, SRBM is "Short-Range Ballistic Missile", usually surface launched. SLBMs (Submarine Launched Ballistic Missile) are submarine launched like SLCMs (Submarine Launched Cruise Missiles) and they can both carry nuclear warheads. Except SLBMs and ICBMs can deliver MIRVs.
OMG TO MANY WORDS MIRVS ICBMS SLCMS SRMBS!!!! AHHHHUGH!
Yep, the military sure likes to use acronyms.