Bump and grind

The Brits and French had an Atlantic traffic accident with a nuclear-armed nuclear submarine from each country bumping into each other. Part of the reason is France's secrecy regarding the deployment of its missile boats. Part of it is oceanographic geography. Both vessels were badly bruised with le French boat Le Triomphant, with it's damaged navigational array, getting the better of the British sub H.M.S. Vanguard, which had to be towed. This comes as French President Nicolas Sarkozy prepares to make the push for the reintegration of France into the NATO fold. While the damage to the vessels may not have been enough to cause environmental damage, it seems clear that if France is going to rejoin NATO it ought to consider giving up some of it's secrecy to avoid a similar collision in the future.