British military tests tanks in Channel tunnel: report

The British military conducted a test with tanks last week to see how effective using the English Channel tunnel would be should the country need to deploy troops into Europe.

The test, which took place Wednesday, has been in the works for a year. The military sent five tanks down the 30-mile “Chunnel” amid a time of increasing tension between Russia and NATO, according to a NBC News report. 

The timing — two days before President Donald Trump’s inauguration — was coincidental, the British Army said.

.@BritishArmy moving tanks through Channel Tunnel in long-planned test tonight – means we can move kit by rail as well as sea & air. pic.twitter.com/cjj4LMsq7x

— Ministry of Defence (@DefenceHQ) January 17, 2017

{mosads}The tunnel, known as the “Chunnel,” links Great Britain to northern France.