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https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/4627702/bungling-navy-officer-accidentally-fired-a-torpedo-into-a-nuclear-base-while-doing-maintenance/
Seems that back in 2014 someone in the Royal Navy accidentally fired a torpedo into the high security dockyard. Apparently he didn't use a checklist he was supposed to have.
I don't know how things work in the Royal Navy (or, for the most part, the US Navy) but I figure something like this could leave a mark on one's record.
Not to mention on whatever it hit had it been a live warhead.
Someone(s) career is sure to come to a screeching halt.
I was in the "dryer" service, but an ND on any weapons system would likely result in a 15-6 investigation, and you best pray the ND wasn't on anything larger than a .50 cal.
I cant even begin to imagine the pucker factor on that boat when the torpedo fired....inside a shipyard no less.