Strange UK Submarine News and Quote of the Month (28 JUN 16)

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Quote of the Month

“There will be no discussion on joint sovereignty – the UK Government has made that clear.”  - source

BREXIT BACKGROUND:  The latest incident comes as tensions heighten around the UK-controlled peninsula after a series of aggressive acts by Spain that may be linked to Gibraltar's self-determination.  HISTORICAL:  Gibraltar's territory was ceded to Britain in the 1713 Treaty of Utrecht. For recent decades, however, Spain has made clear that it wants Gibraltar back.  BREXIT BACKGROUND

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Navy officer denies groping woman on nuclear submarine

A ROYAL Navy lieutenant groped a female colleague's breast while giving a tour of a Trident nuclear submarine to sea cadets, a court martial heard yesterday. ...

"They were in a passageway together having a conversation about what they were doing that evening and during that time, Purdue reached out and touched her breast." The alleged victim told the hearing: "He groped my right breast. My initial reaction was, 'What the f*** are you doing?'

In his own defense, Lieutenant Basil Purdue, 26,  told the court: "She is making things up in the knowledge that it could damage my career, she is lying. 

Submarines are always silent and strange.