Electricity consumers 'to fund nuclear weapons through Hinkley Point C'

Scientists tell MPs government is using expensive power project to cross-subsidise military by maintaining nuclear skillsThe government is using the “extremely expensive” Hinkley Point C nuclear power station to cross-subsidise Britain’s nuclear weapon arsenal, according to senior scientists.In evidence submitted to the influential public accounts committee (PAC), which is currently investigating the nuclear plant deal, scientists from Sussex University state that the costs of