North Korea using cyberattacks to advance nuclear weapons, UN warns

Experts at the United Nations have accused North Korea of modernising its nuclear weapons by flouting UN sanctions, using cyberattacks to help finance its programmes, and continuing to seek material and technology overseas for its arsenal.  The panel of experts monitoring sanctions on the north-east Asian nation say in a report sent to UN Security … Read more

Ministry of Defence takes back control of UK’s nuclear weapons contract

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has informed contractor Serco that it will take back control of the UK’s nuclear weapon warheads in June 2021.  The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is currently being run by a consortium of Serco, Lockheed Martin and Jacobs Engineering. The AWE was originally outsourced in 1999 under a 25 year … Read more