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Ministry of Defence
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Runway safety rules broken for nuclear flights
Nuclear flights at a Highland airport breach runway safety limits and are expected to crack the asphalt surface.
Nuclear convoy collisions and breakdowns exposed
The nuclear bomb convoys that shuttle across the country have reported 43 safety incidents in the last three years, according to the Ministry of Defence.
£74m: the cost of guarding nuclear bombs and submarines
More than £74 million of public money is spent every year to guard Trident warheads and nuclear submarines on the Clyde and across the UK.
Trident plans ‘in doubt’, says government watchdog
The Infrastructure and Projects Authority told the Cabinet Office that £31bn programme for new nuclear submarines faces "major risks".
Westminster ‘lied’ on Trident independence
Successive Westminster governments have deceived the public by pretending that Trident is a British bomb when it’s actually American, according to a new expert report.
Skills shortage threatens Trident safety, says MoD
New safety fears over 10-year failure to recruit enough skilled and experienced staff to work on UK nuclear weapons and submarines.
Oops: MoD releases secret Nato report
A "restricted" Nato air exercise manual with codewords, ciphers and co-ordinates is mistakenly circulated to fishing and ferry operators.
Trident safety blunders exposed 20 workers to radiation, says MoD
Trident submariners were guilty of a “prolonged and repeated failure” to understand and control reactor risks at the Faslane nuclear base on the Clyde.
We’ve made 23 nuclear flights in five years, says MoD
Safety fears have been raised about planes carrying nuclear weapons ingredients such as tritium, plutonium and enriched uranium over the UK.