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Alarm over nuclear safety lapses on the Clyde
The number of safety incidents that could have leaked radiation at the Trident nuclear base on the Clyde has risen
Scotland’s 10 biggest vacant and derelict sites
The “world’s biggest” explosive plant, an ammunition store, sprawling opencast coal mines, railway networks, and RAF airfields make up
Force public bodies to ditch access fees for running events, ministers urged
Ministers must force public bodies to ditch land access restrictions and fees as high as £700, which have set “a
Over 100 security incidents at MoD nuclear weapons body
An arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) which oversees the UK’s nuclear weapons programme has refused to release
Trident nuclear project can’t be delivered, says watchdog
Delivery of nuclear reactors to power a new fleet of Trident submarines on the Clyde has been branded as “unachievable”
Nuclear safety incidents on the Clyde leap by a third
The number of nuclear safety incidents recorded by the Ministry of Defence at Faslane and Coulport on the Clyde has
Westminster keeps nuclear secrets to avoid upsetting Scottish Government
The UK Government is refusing to say why it is keeping nuclear safety reports secret because it is worried about
Nuclear crash exercise beset by blunders, says MoD
An exercise testing emergency responses to a nuclear bomb convoy crashing, exploding and spreading a cloud of radioactive contamination was
Revealed: nuclear bomb convoy’s 40 safety incidents
The nuclear bomb convoy that regularly criss-crosses the UK by road has logged 40 safety incidents in the last three
Threat to nuclear safety from prolonged Trident patrols
New evidence that Trident submarines have been at sea for a record-breaking five months in 2022 has prompted a former
Military spending massively outstripping climate finance, report warns
The world’s richest countries — including the UK — are spending 30 times more on their armed forces than financial support
Oil spill at Clyde defence depot under investigation
Official investigations have been launched into an oil spill at a major Ministry of Defence (MoD) fuel depot on Loch