Bangladesh, Aug. 10 -- A series of radioactive water leaks at a Royal Navy nuclear weapons depot in western Scotland has raised serious questions about the upkeep and safety standards at a facility critical to Britains nuclear deterrent. According to recently released documents obtained by the investigative platform The Ferret, radioactive water containing tritium-a radioactive isotope used in nuclear warheads-was allowed to escape into Loch Long multiple times due to aging infrastructure and inadequate maintenance.

The Royal Naval Armaments Depot (RNAD) Coulport, located on the western shore of Loch Long, is a key storage and processing site for the UKs Trident nuclear warheads. These warheads are deployed on the Royal Navys Vanguard-cl...