Not to compare to nuclear submarine standards, but you’d be surprised to learn how much architecture and machinery in society is held together by glue.

Super glue, WD-40, and duct tape are all you need in any military

Let's be fair here, it was super glue

"The entire British army is held together with duct tape!"

-Jeremy Clarkson

“Jenson, what type of glue did you use?” ; “Sir, it was Sub standard glue, sir” ; “Jenson, you asshole! You were supposed to use Abby Normal glue!”

Does it move but it shouldn't? -> Glue.

Does it not move but it should? -> WD-40.

>bolts on HMS Vanguard’s reactor chamber were stuck on instead of replaced

And, suddenly, glow parties became a thing on board the Vanguard.

>Does it move but it shouldn't? -> Glue.

That is what the duct tape is for..

Super glue is to stop people from bleeding.. ;)

>The bolt heads originally came off due to over-tightening. But, rather than replacing the damaged shafts, staff at the defence contractor Babcock implemented a quick fix and glued them back on.

I could understand if they needed a 'quick-fix' while out at sea.. But docked.. No..

They didn't use sub standard glue, that was the problem

Marines need crayons, too. You gotta eat to fight.

It wasn’t glue - it was FlexSeal. 90 percent of the time it works 60 percent of the time.

Well yes, but glue is also for the small fixes to hold you over until duct tape is needed

Even then, this was worse than nothing. In both cases the bolt wasn’t providing any clamping force but by gluing the head on the damage could, if the jackass who did this had their way, be missed during inspection and go unrepaired.

That was regulation glue, quartermaster approved.