Communities and servicemen have long argued they were harmed by fallout from above-ground nuclear weapons tests – but the UK government has always denied this.

The UK has been named as the worst violator of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in a report by Norwegian People’s Aid.

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has objected to plans to build a wind farm in the Scottish Borders over concerns about its impact on the UK’s national security. The MoD said the Mid Hill wind farm poses ...

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