A random thought

tres · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:33

"How to build a Nuclear Submarine" on BBC 2 now...

Do you ever think those developing nations around the world might Sky+ this, and actually ever get anything worthwhile from it? Ie. design hints for their own machines, in any way shape or form?

geuben · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:36

No, someone will have done a very intensive risk study to determine what can been shown and what cannot.

tres · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:38

Yeah, I guessed they'd go through it rather extensively - I was just sat here pondering whether they'd missed something, even something very very small. Like the welding methods. Or the way the rubber they use to absorb sonar. Etc..

geuben · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:39

tres said:
Yeah, I guessed they'd go through it rather extensively - I was just sat here pondering whether they'd missed something, even something very very small. Like the welding methods. Or the way the rubber they use to absorb sonar. Etc..

I'd say most of the info can be found on google anyway.

Evil^ · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:39

Aye, there's bits blurred out so far and such though when they show the actual wire frame bits and such of the design it does make me wonder if "something" could be of great use though I don't expect the drug subs to dramaticly change any time soon due to this XD

Dunks · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:45

There's nothing being shown you couldn't really google :\

Feek · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:48

tres said:
Do you ever think those developing nations around the world might Sky+ this....

No. They won't be able to afford Sky+ boxes or the subscription.

tres · 27 Jun 2010 at 21:54

Feek said:
No. They won't be able to afford Sky+ boxes or the subscription.

Valid point. Questioned answered, thanks

Kristoph · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:11

Did I hear a guy say that passive sonar would be capable of detecting a ship in New York harbour from Southampton?!

Disco Boy · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:13

developing nations don't have sky+. silly.

int · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:14

My house mates' brother works up in Barrow on the nuclear submarine projects. Needless to say he's not allowed to tell us anything

tres · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:15

Kristoph said:
Did I hear a guy say that passive sonar would be capable of detecting a ship in New York harbour from Southampton?!

Yeah that's the claim they make

cm1179 · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:16

i'd put a tenner on another country atleast watching this with the intention of finding such information but to no avail

Cosimo · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:16

Disco Boy said:
developing nations don't have sky+. silly.

But their embassies do.

physichull · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:18

It's the reactor compartment that is the most secret, followed by the number of screw blades. It all goes back to other countries being able to determine the boats speed etc.

Most of the reactor trickery goes on at Derby and Dounreay with Rolls Royce.

JBuk · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:18

int said:
My house mates' brother works up in Barrow on the nuclear submarine projects. Needless to say he's not allowed to tell us anything

Yeah I know somebody else who works there but isn't allowed to say anything, infact I'm not even allowed to tell anyone I know somebody who isn't allowed to tell anyone

Dark_Angel · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:20

Feek said:
No. They won't be able to afford Sky+ boxes or the subscription.

andy85 · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:28

geuben said:
No, someone will have done a very intensive risk study to determine what can been shown and what cannot.

Sounds about right.

D1ngd0ng · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:32

It's the reactor compartment that is the most secret

If memory serves then the reactor is a PW1 which belongs to the States? (the design anyway) and you cannot even walk past the department with a camera switched on

SlyReaper · 27 Jun 2010 at 22:44

JBuk said:
I'm not even allowed to tell anyone I know somebody who isn't allowed to tell anyone

But you just did.