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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Ben Mitchell

Ex-Navy officer: I was removed from submarine because I opposed nukes – tribunal

PA Media

A former Royal Navy weapons officer is suing the Ministry of Defence for religious discrimination after he was removed from a submarine because he opposed nuclear weapons due to the fact he was a Christian.

An employment tribunal in Southampton will hear the case made by Sub-lieutenant Antonio Jardim, who has joint British-Portuguese nationality, who was given the nickname “Trigger” because of his “reluctance to pull the trigger”.

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