Posted on 04/20/2024 9:20:25 PM PDT by Kazan
The United Kingdom’s lone munitions filing factory exploded on Wednesday, just two days after a fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant in Scranton, Pennsylvania.
As The Gateway Pundit previously reported on April 15th, the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant (SCAAP), the United States’ primary producer of 155mm artillery shell bodies, caught fire.
Just two days later, on April 17th, a section of the United Kingdom’s lone munition factory exploded after a single shell went off inside the factory.
The explosion occurred at the BAE Systems munitions factory in Glascoed, Wales.
BAE Systems is the biggest defense contractor in Europe and the 7th largest in the world.
The cause of the explosion at the munition factory is currently being investigated.
An explosion occurred at a plant producing ammunition components for the British company BAE Systems in Wales, – Telegraph
No injuries have been reported at this time and the company has launched an investigation. pic.twitter.com/X0PYQwVkgs
— — GEROMAN — time will tell – — (@GeromanAT) April 17, 2024
Per The Daily Mail:
Locals living close to a BAE Systems weapons plant rocked by an explosion earlier today say the blast ‘felt like an earthquake’ as a shell went off.
The blast took place at the BAE Systems munitions factory in Glascoed, Monmouthshire shortly before 10.50am.
MailOnline understands the explosion relates to a single shell going off at the munitions filling factory, run by BAE, Europe’s biggest military contractor.
Emergency services were deployed to the site, which is spread across a large field close to the south-eastern village; locals say the blast ‘wasn’t loud, but felt like an earthquake’.
BAE Systems has promised a full investigation into the incident at the factory, which is the UK’s last remaining munitions filling factory.
The fire erupted at the Scranton Army Ammunition Plant is also under investigation.
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
― Ian Fleming, Goldfinger
Russian special forces fighting globohomo
Joe Biden blew up the munitions’ factory because Corn Pop was going to sell it to the Russians.
Probably more exploding and burning ammo here than in the Middle East. Funny how that happens.
My favorite line from Blofeld:
“The great powers flexing their military muscle like so many impotent beach boys.”
Applies so often in crises.
BAE Systems is a huge company. It has locations in the U.S., too, as well as other parts of the world. It does a lot of business with our Department of Defense.
2 = 3
New math.
From the BBC.
“It said there were no injuries and no risk to local residents and production was unaffected.”
“The Welsh Ambulance Service said it attended the scene, but nobody required treatment.
David TC Davies, MP for Monmouth, said the explosion occurred “in a remote part of the site that had been set aside to take apart shells”.
“I am told there is always a small risk involved in this particular operation, which is exactly why it is carried out with remote control in a restricted area of the site. There were no risks to any members of the public,” he added.”
He was one bad dude
just coincidence....yeah, that’s it...coincidence..
I’m guessing that’s a quote from Gutfeld? Blowfeld?
would certainly be a shame if any blowback for cia/mi6 Moscow concert action
Excellent recall, almost.
those were chapter headings, not statements
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These days, once is just as likely to be enemy action as an accident.
Twice guarantees it, just like 9/11.
BRICS bites back! No surprise to me and we shall see more!!
“Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action”
Well-deserved if true, but much more likely to disregarding safety considerations to speed up production.
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