Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, December 7, 2023
Posted: 7th December 2023
Illustration by Erik English.
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“The allegations are a worrying reminder of the longstanding nature of some of these issues, specifically cybersecurity at Sellafield.”
— Claire Coutinho, the UK secretary of state for energy security and net zero, responding to a new investigative report, “UK nuclear revelations: how bad could they get and could they affect the US and Europe?” The Guardian
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