Royal Navy’s new hunter nuclear submarine “Astute” takes to the sea

Tuesday, November 17th 2009 - 09:00 UTC

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The biggest and most powerful attack submarine ever built for the Royal Navy, “Astute” took to the seas this weekend. “Astute” set sail from Barrow-in-Furness to start her first set of sea trials and is now heading to her homeport of Faslane on the Clyde in Scotland. Read full article

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rto
this things are not defensive. They can be at any bodys shore and blow a country in to ashes. It is such a waste of resources and inteligence. It shows a great human progress.
Nov 17th, 2009 - 11:21 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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AndrewG
“this things are not defensive”

Depends how they're used. They certainly have a massive deterrance value, much like the submarines of any other navy.
Nov 17th, 2009 - 05:52 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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