Is Britain’s bizarre nuclear mountain simply a risk too far in an age of terror

10th March 2008
By Rachel Western

In June 2002, the G8 forum of international governments, which represents the majority of global military powers, responded to the attack on the Twin Towers with a statement concerning the danger of terrorists acquiring nuclear weapons. The Global Partnership Against the Spread of Weapons of Mass Destruction called for enhanced physical protection measures for nuclear materials. Six years later, in February 2008, the government proudly announced its ‘substantial achievem…