An embarrassing new report has highlighted the poor security of Britain’s nuclear weapons. The study, commissioned by the European Leadership Network (NLP), highlights the fact that UK nukes could be hacked by cyber terrorists, allowing them to launch a missile from a submarine. The study worryingly concludes that Britain’s nuclear weapons can never be fully protected against a cyber attack. Presstv.ir reports: According to the report, there is evidence hackers have sought to compromise radio communications used to send launch approval messages, in an attempt to attack the nuclear submarines. “By far the biggest fear and worst-case scenario is that hackers somehow compromise or sabotage the submarine or the weapons it carries,” Andrew Futter, senior lecturer in international politics at the University of Leicester wrote in an article for the ELN. “UK submarines receive regular radio transmissions from ashore that could theoretically be attacked, such as weather updates needed for targeting and the regular FamilyGram…This will almost certainly involve malware introduced during the procurement phase while the submarine/missiles/warheads are being built, or when the submarine is in port for maintenance, refurbishment and software updates,” Dr Futter added. “Given that the UK is likely on the cusp of building the next generation of [...]