UK-US air transports of high enriched uranium: global security at risk for commercial gain

The Ecologist
May 3, 2016, 8:17 am84 pts
Planned air transports of high-enriched uranium from Dounreay in Scotland to the US state of Tennessee would risk of accident or a terrorist seizure of weaponisable nuclear material, writes Ernie Galsworthy. The motive for the transport appears to be purely commercial - and would thus put the public at needless…

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