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French and British subs collide...

by shmody Feb 15, 2009 11:27PM PST

French and British subs collide...

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/16/british.french.submarine.incident/index.html

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"Two "SNLE" (nuclear submarines), one French and the other British, were, a few days ago, on standard patrols in the Atlantic. They briefly came in contact in a very slow speed while they were immersed. There is no casualty or injury among the crew. Neither the nuclear deterrent mission nor the nuclear security have been compromised," the French Ministry of Defense said in a statement.
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Good thing no one was hurt... now...I wonder how many British/French jokes this will generate

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yea i saw that, scary!!

by robstak Feb 16, 2009 12:09PM PST

dont forget, collision does not cause fusion! lol

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Amusing

by Nicholas Buenk Feb 17, 2009 7:09AM PST

The french and British navy have no communication. British and American navys do. But clearly the french and British still dislike each other deep down.

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I bet...

by fbbbb Feb 21, 2009 8:23AM PST

...those side scrapes where already on there on the French sub

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