Nuclear Convoy Could Explode, Admits Mod Alarm As Report Reveals Trident Risk
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TRIDENT warheads carried regularly by road to the Clyde naval base could explode if they are involved in a major crash, an internal Ministry of Defence report reveals.
The report - which seems to contradict previous MoD assurances on safety - states that the warheads' key safety feature could be disabled by a plane crash or vehicle pile-up.See the full content of this document
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Nuclear Convoy Could Explode, Admits Mod Alarm As Report Reveals Trident Risk
In the worst-case scenario, this could trigger a nuclear explosion, unleashing a burst of lethal radiation.
Defence ministers and MoD officials have repeatedly insisted that such an accident is impossible. And last week an MoD spokesman claimed its own report was mistaken, saying that an explosion could be ruled out because the w...See the full content of this document
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