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NUKE SUB BREAK-IN
Sky News ^
| 17:06 UK, Saturday November 16, 2002
| Sky News
Posted on 11/16/2002 9:25:42 AM PST by colette_g
NUKE SUB BREAK-IN
Two people were questioned by police after a boarding a nuclear submarine inside a top-security naval base.
An anti-nuclear campaign group claimed two of its members even managed to ring the sub's bell.
The incident sparked fears over security at the base.
The intruders were found inside the Devonport Naval Base, Plymouth, where HMS Vanguard is undergoing a re-fit.
They were arrested by Ministry of Defence police.
A Royal Navy spokeswoman today said the pair had been found on the submarine.
"They got on to the outer casing of the submarine and broke a fire alarm box. They didn't actually ring the ship's bell," she said.
The campaign group Trident Ploughshares is currently holding a four-day "peace camp" in Plymouth.
A statement from the group today said its activists had entered the naval base, showing MoD security to be "woefully inadequate".
Last Updated: 17:06 UK, Saturday November 16, 2002
TOPICS: Breaking News; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: breakin; nuclear; rulebrittannia; submarine; whooops
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Nice to see they've tightened security in the face of terrorism :-(
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:25:42 AM PST
by
colette_g
To: colette_g
"They got on to the outer casing of the submarine and broke a fire alarm box. They didn't actually ring the ship's bell," she said. If they hadn't broken the fire alarm .. do ya think anyone would have known they were there??
Kind of scary of you think about it
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:28:47 AM PST
by
Mo1
To: colette_g
Apparently we have a security breach on a nuclear sub.
To: colette_g
They should make examples out of them and Shoot them on Site without a trial as Saboteurs.
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:29:36 AM PST
by
Slipjack
To: Mo1
I loved the "They didn't actually ring the ship's bell" reference - like that makes it OK!
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:30:32 AM PST
by
colette_g
To: Slipjack
I agree.
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:32:12 AM PST
by
philetus
To: Slipjack
They should make examples out of them and Shoot them on Site without a trial as Saboteurs.
Or rather employ them to point out incredibly lax secruity at a nuclear sub site. I'll rather have these clowns running out setting off bells than an Islamikazi trying to blow it up.
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:32:44 AM PST
by
lelio
To: colette_g
Sky News? I bet it was bat-boy.
Were the sub's guards distracted, off practicing the Royal Navy's tradition of buggery?
To: colette_g
I guess they were trying to divert attention from the fact is was a NUKE SUB BREAK-IN
But hey what do I know
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:35:05 AM PST
by
Mo1
To: lelio; Slipjack
Exactly, Lelio.
The reality is that, regardless of their politics, these folks have done us a favor. Next time it will be Al Queda with TNT.
We'd better take this lesson to heart.
D
To: SamAdams76
Apparently we have a security breach on a nuclear sub. "We" in the allied sense. If I read the story correctly, this happened on a British sub.
To: SamAdams76
Apparently we have a security breach on a nuclear sub. Well, apparently the Brits do, anyway. I sincerely hope this would not be possible upon an American sub. Now is a good time to make sure of that.
To: colette_g
Very misleading title. The title says "break in". The article says the nuclear submarine was boarded. Both are lies. 2 civilians did penetrate base security and even stood on top of the submarine, which is an inexcusable security breech. But the title and article state the 2 civilians got inside the submarine, which is a bald-face lie. But then what do you expect from the communist media, either here or abroad.
To: colette_g
To the sophmoric anti-nuke activists, this may have just been a prank to try to ring the bell inside the nuclear sub.
If someone breached security, it's better they got in the sub rather than Al Quaeda.
But, they probably did us all a favor by illuminating the gross lack of security at nuclear subs.
To: SamAdams76; colette_g; Mo1; Slipjack; lelio; RedBloodedAmerican; All; A Navy Vet; Squantos; ...
Folks, this is a British nuclear sub in refit. It is beyond imaginiation and inexcusable that it would happen in any case, but it is not a US sub or a US base.
To: COBOL2Java
Yep, in Plymouth which is located right at the bottom of the UK.
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
I always leave the titles as-is, rather than give it my own title, but it is certainly not the most accurate headline I have ever seen. In current times though, I think that this is an extremely serious incident.
To: Jeff Head
but it is not a US sub or a US base. Oh I know that .. but still the Brits should beef of their security, they are also a target
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:41:40 AM PST
by
Mo1
To: Freedom_Is_Not_Free
Sky News is Fox News.
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posted on
11/16/2002 9:44:36 AM PST
by
Timesink
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