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British nukes were protected by bike locks - a Newsnight story

10 Feb 2018 18:44 #21 by mbriscoe
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I wonder if anyone tried to get a copy made a Timpsons? :)


I wonder if the men in suits would appear at your house if you did so near one of the V bomber bases?
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10 Feb 2018 19:49 #22 by Peter Kirk
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We have already had such a visit, a few years ago.
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10 Feb 2018 20:20 #23 by mbriscoe
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We have already had such a visit, a few years ago.


A large quantity of encrypted radios appeared on the surplus market and a friend bought a few. He received two visitors who wanted to know where he got them, he told them they were sold as surplus by the MOD through a company that sells a lot of their surplus. They were rather confused but he was able to show them the receipt.
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11 Feb 2018 11:24 #24 by canberra
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Someone mentioned that our nukes werent as well secured as the American and Russian ones.

Well anyone remember the B52 that flew across that USA a couple of years ago with nukes onboard, that the crew didnt know were onboard!!!

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11 Feb 2018 11:39 - 11 Feb 2018 20:17 #25 by carnaby
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I looks like those locks were of the Tubular Pin type which was used extensively on expensive Kryptonite bicycle 'D' locks until it was widely demonstrated that they could easily be defeated with a plastic Bic ball-point pen. The design was changed in 2005.

www.wired.com/2004/09/twist-a-pen-open-a-lock/

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kryptonite_lock

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tubular_pin_tumbler_lock
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