A story with its own half-life

Trident missiles could be made safer, studies say

Christopher Dunagan
Sun Staff

According to reports, the ladder sliced a 9-inch hole in the nose cone of a Trident missile as the missile was being lifted out of its launch tube. The lifting was stopped just before the ladder struck one of the missile's warheads, according to a report by military justice activist Walter Fitzpatrick and confirmed by other sources who asked to remain anonymous.