The BBC reports:
The UK has built up a stockpile of 100 tonnes of plutonium –
enough to make 17,000 nuclear bombs, according to a Royal Society report.
Well, that should be enough for any conceivable (or inconceivable) purpose, when you consider that just over 6kg of plutonium was used in the bomb dropped on Nagasaki. I hope it’s well guarded , because the plutonium is stored in powder form, which is ideal for use in a “dirty” nuclear bomb. The Royal Society has made several suggestions for making it harder to use the plutonium in terrorist attacks, but the British Government’s position is:
It would not be appropriate to take any decisions until the public consultation on new nuclear* has been completed and the outcome is known,
(* See the
Government website here for more information on the “new nuclear” consultation.)
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