No safety issues on Trident, says Michael Fallon
CONCERNS raised by a whistleblowing Royal Navy submariner over the safety of the Clyde-based Trident nuclear weapons system are unfounded, Defence Secretary Michael Fallon has said.
Mr Fallon told MPs today that a Ministry of Defence (MoD) investigation into claims made by William McNeilly had found they were either incorrect, the result of misunderstanding, or based on historic events.
The Defence Secretary said neither the operational effectiveness of the nuclear deterrent nor the safety of the public or submariners have been compromised.
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