There was a significant rise in security lapses at the body responsible for the UK’s nuclear weapons last year, The Ferret can reveal, prompting calls for an investigation.
There were 83 security incidents at the Defence Nuclear Organisation (DNO) between April 2023 and March 2024.
It is the arm of the Ministry of Defence (MoD) responsible for all aspects of the UK’s nuclear weapons programme except military operations. This includes maintaining nuclear warheads, delivering the replacement warhead
programme and conducting scientific research into nuclear weapons.
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