Nuclear weapons
Westminster under fire for defying UN on nuclear weapons
The UK government has been lambasted for rejecting a move by the United Nations to outlaw nuclear weapons.
Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament
Nuclear weapons
£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.
Nuclear weapons
SNP promise to ditch Trident dissed by US diplomats
The US Embassy in London dismissed Scottish Government plans to get rid of Trident after independence, according to secret cables published by The Ferret.
Nuclear weapons
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".
Nuclear weapons
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.
Nuclear weapons
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.
Nuclear weapons
Top secret mock nuclear accidents reveal catalogue of failures
Mock nuclear accident tests involving the emergency services have revealed life-threatening delays, equipment shortages, and communication breakdowns.
Nuclear weapons
Trident is a disaster waiting to happen, says nuclear whistleblower
Trident submarines are plagued by serious security lapses, beset by multiple safety blunders and “a disaster waiting to happen”, according to a nuclear weapons engineer turned whistleblower now being hunted by the police.