[A1vis]

- So it comes back to Trident? - When it comes. - If it works. - If it wor... - What do you mean? - Normally, when new weapons are delivered, the warheads don't fit the ends of the rockets. That's what happened to Polaris. You know the sort of thing, wiring faults, microchip failure. We couldn't fire Polaris for some years. Cruise is probably the same. Trident might be too.

[matthewfelgate]

A timeless TV show.

[alecco]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKQlQlQ6_pk&t=70s

[tudorw]

"Some of the technology is so new, we had no idea how much it would cost'

1988 'Mockumentary' - This is David Lander, contains some 'adult' content, well, adult for Britain in 1988...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_ucx1MTEO4&list=PL1B297DE78...

For context September that year; 'It marked the second time in the last three launchings that one of the $23.7 million missiles had to be destroyed by the safety officer.

The Navy reported about 20 minutes after the 1:45 P.M. launching that the Trident 2 had developed a problem in the second stage and that the range safety officer had sent a signal to blow up the missile to prevent it from veering into populated areas.'

[belter]

"The Red Hot Nuclear Button" - https://youtu.be/P7YR6WICIAI