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There's a massive deep sea trench between Ireland and Scotland, which the British have been dumping million tons of munitions, including bombs, shells, and chemical weapons since World War 1! Beaufort's Dyke is about 50 kilometers long, 3.5 kilometers wide, and reaches depths of up to 300 meters. This narrow channel, was once suggested as a viable crossing point for an international bridge. However for decades it has been used by the British army as its post apocalyptic wheelie bin for unexploded bombs, surplus and decommissioned munitions. Shockingly this also includes chemical weapons like lethal neurotoxins like mustard gas and phosgene and nuclear waste! Officially two tonnes of concrete-encased metal drums filled with radioactive laboratory rubbish were dumped in the dyke during the 1950s. We will visit nearby Sellafield nuclear power plant on another day. Over time, these discarded munitions have corroded, releasing combustible and toxic substances into the water. Fishermen in the region have reported catching unexploded ordnance in their nets, and coastguards and science vessels periodically detecting explosions and seeing chemical slicks and dead sealife. Just one example of an explosion was registered as a 2.5 magnitude earthquake on 8th of February 1986. This environmentally disasterous method of dealing with hazardous waste shows the absolutely ruthless attitude of the British Empire when it came to their "loyal subjects" in Northern Ireland and Scotland and a despicable reckless diregard for nature and future human generations.