May was told nuclear submarine successfully certified in tests - spokeswoman

British Prime Minister Theresa May was told on taking office last year that a nuclear submarine and its crew had been successfully certified in tests, her spokeswoman said on Monday. The Sunday Times reported a test firing of an unarmed British nuclear Trident missile from a submarine malfunctioned last June, shortly before May asked parliament to spend 40 billion pounds on new Trident submarines. "On taking office, the current prime minister was briefed on a range of nuclear issues, including t