2 Missiles Test Fired by British Submarine

LONDON — The British submarine Revenge on Saturday successfully fired two tests of unarmed Polaris nuclear missiles in the Atlantic Ocean, 33 miles off Cape Canaveral, Fla., the Defense Ministry said.

A ministry official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the Revenge left its base in Scotland two weeks ago to conduct the test in the U.S. Atlantic missile test range.

“The test was for production evaluation of new replica first and second stage motors which are being produced to replace aging motors now in service,” said the spokesman.