A dirty bomb attack on the UK is a “real threat” and every country has to be vigilant against a nuclear strike, the Foreign Office has warned.
Alistair Burt, who is in charge of counter-terrorism policy, admitted there had been fears of a bomb during this summer’s Olympics.
The threat was considered to be strong enough for nuclear detectors to be deployed for the Games, he said at the start of a two-day summit in London.
