Alcohol and nuclear warheads. The “palta figure” of Her Majesty’s Navy in America
On Monday, the UK Department of Defense had to confirm an extremely embarrassing incident involving the head of security and operations aboard the British nuclear submarine HMS Vigilant while it was temporarily docked on a mission to a US naval base in Kings Bay, Georgia. . The Vigilant is a nuclear submarine launching Vanguard-class ballistic missiles, one of four in service in the British Navy.
The officer in charge of guarding the ship's nuclear warheads arrived at his turn "staggering and visibly drunk" while strangely carrying a bag of grilled chicken.
The scene immediately sparked concern that the officer, later identified as Lieutenant Commander Len Louw "was not fit to be responsible for nuclear weapons" as there was something "seriously wrong" in his behavior, according to the official reports.
Royal Navy nuclear submarine officer sent home from US after arriving to take charge of missiles while 'drunk' https://t.co/Jx5LJqU0nZ
– BBC News (UK) (@BBCNews) October 19, 2020
The news sparked an official investigation and the officer in question was packed with his luggage and hurriedly sent back to the UK, where he will face his disciplinary responsibilities. The fact was even more regrettable as the officer in question is responsible not only for a series of essential tactical sensors, but also for all weapon systems, including strategic ones, on board the ship. So the fact that he was drunk sheds a very dark light on the Royal Navy's strategic capabilities and the UK's deterrent potential.
The ship is no stranger to eccentric disciplinary situations: in 2007 her commander had to be disembarked because it turned out she was having an affair with a crew member of the opposite sex. One of the effects of embarking women in the confined spaces of submarines.
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