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2026-01-31 Science & Technology

Out-of-control Chinese rocket smashes into the South Pacific Ocean - after Britain was put on red-alert over the potential of falling debris

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-31 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1774 views ] Top
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1 So Brit'ain is still on the Hong Kong thing?

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-31 00:27|| 2026-01-31 00:27|| Front Page Top

2 I was wondering the same thing. Why was Britain put on alert?

Posted by chris 2026-01-31 04:50|| 2026-01-31 04:50|| Front Page Top

3 …uncertainty over the rocket's potential landing site, after predictions suggested it could hit Northern Europe and the UK.

Posted by trailing wife 2026-01-31 09:26|| 2026-01-31 09:26|| Front Page Top

4 ...1,200 miles (2,000 km) southeast of New Zealand.

Didn't know you could get that far south of NZ

Posted by Mercutio 2026-01-31 09:49|| 2026-01-31 09:49|| Front Page Top

5 Probably because Britain has the ability to track the debris, something the other Commonwealth countries in the area may not have.

Posted by Chantry 2026-01-31 11:42|| 2026-01-31 11:42|| Front Page Top

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