UK Rejects Whistleblower's Warning Over Nuclear Subs

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said Britain has completed an inquiry into a whistleblower's allegations that its nuclear-armed submarines have major security flaws and is satisfied no safety breaches have occurred. Able Seaman William McNeilly released a lengthy dossier on the internet earlier this month in which he said Britain's Trident nuclear defense system was vulnerable to its enemies and to potentially devastating accidents because of safety failures. Fallon said McNeilly, who described himself as a weapons engineer, was still being trained at the time and had published his comments after his first submarine deployment without raising his concerns with colleagues.