New Sub Christened; 10 Protesters Arrested
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GROTON, Conn. — The U.S. submarine Kentucky was christened Saturday with a bottle of bourbon instead of the traditional champagne as peace activists denounced the missile-firing vessel as “a floating anachronism.”
About 70 people protested outside the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics, where Navy officials and dignitaries from Kentucky gathered for the christening of the Trident submarine.
Ten people were arrested on minor charges during the peaceful demonstration for attempting to block entrances to the sprawling Thames River shipyard, police said. All were released.
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