Two highly respected Royal Navy officers, who had an affair while serving in nuclear submarines, have been expelled from the military for compromising national security after discussing secret information by email.
Lt. Sophie Brook, 30, the first female officer of war in a nuclear submarine, was seen as a “pioneer” and had been the first woman captain of a naval submarine.
However, a court-martial ruled that Brook and Lt. Commander Nicholas Stone, 37, jeopardized the secrecy of the Trident nuclear deterrent by sharing classified submarine movements, which could have been intercepted by an enemy.
The messages they shared included key information about the Vanguard HMS Victorious class submarine, such as its departure time, address,