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A minister has ordered the urgent release of 'politically radioactive' files about medical testing on British troops during the Cold War

Although the chances of such an accident occurring may be low, the consequences would be high emergency arrangements would be totally inadequate to protect members of the public. Little-known to the public, the UK military regularly flies planes carrying highly radioactive material to the US in order to maintain its nuclear weapons system, Trident. RICHARD…

The future warhead to replace submarine-launched Trident systems will be developed as a "sovereign" capability and "in parallel" with the US W93/Mk7 warhead, according to the Defence Nuclear Enterprise Command Paper.

The family of Squadron Leader Terry Gledhill had been battling with the MoD for more than a year to get hold of his blood samples taken before and after he flew through five mushroom clouds.

A British-launched nuclear missile test in the presence of the head of the Navy and the Defence Minister splashed back into the sea.

A British-launched nuclear missile test in the presence of the head of the Navy and the Defence Minister splashed back into the sea.

Officials at the Atomic Weapons Establishment are said to be blocking a ministerial review of secret records about blood tests on Cold War troops

Staff at Defence Equipment and Support urged to walk out over imposed 3.25% pay deal

A fresh court case is about to launch, demanding the MoD provide the blood tests, compensation, and an apology following nuclear bomb tests in 1952 which then Prime Minister Winston Churchill said caused no casualties

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