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Blighty's first aircraft carrier in six years is set to take to the seas

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Captain Pedant here, although this is hardly a matter of high pedantry. 12 nm would be 12 nanometres, which is really rather closer to the coast than I personally want belligerent Russians to be flying. I believe the correct symbol for nautical miles, which I assume you intended, to be "NM", although wikipedia states "M, NM, or nmi" are valid; not however simply "nm".

Fresh from the desk of Dr. Proktophantasmist:

Definition of nm

1 nanometer

2 nautical mile

Source: Merriam-Webster

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