SIMULATIONS of accidents involving nuclear weapons have revealed that the UK authorities were not fully prepared to protect people from being exposed to radioactivity, according to confidential reports obtained by New Scientist.
The revelations come in the wake of reports that the UK is considering replacing its existing generation of nuclear warheads, which are attached to submarine-launched Trident missiles.
Because the warheads need to be constantly refurbished, batches are shuttled by road convoy several times a year between the Atomic Weapons Establishment at Aldermaston in Berkshire and the Royal Naval Armament Depot at Coulport in Dumbartonshire.
The Ministry of…
