Demand an inquiry into the Trident misfire

A Trident missile (picture
'borrowed' from Greenpeace)

News continues to emerge about the Trident Missile crisis, with a missile self-destructing after going drastically off course and heading towards the United States. The misfire took place just weeks before the parliamentary debate and vote on government plans to replace the Trident nuclear weapons system; knowledge of this malfunction may have affected the vote.

MPs questioned Defence Secretary Michael Fallon in parliament, but he failed to answer a single question, choosing instead to continue the cover-up. At the same time the US administration was briefing CNN with details of the misfire.

The decision not to make details of the test public is in contrast to other tests, where dignitaries have been invited to observe and video footage has been released. Government embarrassment, not national security, is therefore clearly the reason for the cover-up.

Now May has been forced top acknowledge the misfire, but simply declares that she has "faith" in our nuclear weapons. This is not good enough.

Caroline Lucas MP has tabled an Early Day Motion calling for an inquiry. You can ask your MP to sign EDM 877 on the Trident missile test - click here.