 In April 2003, the Sky News TV network carried a report from James Forlong aboard the British nuclear submarine HMS "Splendid", purportedly showing the live firing of a cruise missile at sea in the Persian Gulf during the Iraq War.The report included scenes of the crew members giving instructions related to the launch of the missile, and included a sequence in which a crew member pressed a large red button marked with the word "FIRE", accompanied by a sequence of a missile breaking the surface of the water and launching into the air.The report was a fabrication, with the crew acting along for the benefit of the cameras.