Astute is not a Trident-carrying boat and therefore has precisely sod all to do with the nuclear deterrent?
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She is indeed the first of the new 'hunter killer' Astute class submarines and as you rightly point out, has nothing to do with any nuclear deterrent. Some folks though are determined to try to put their own spin on this very tragic incident.
This appears to be a typical goodwill visit that has gone terribly wrong and looking at some of the news footage there appears to be a recruiting type marque on the jetty? adjacent to the submarine. However