NUCLEAR plant Sellafield was yesterday branded a potential “coup for terrorists” as police who protect it warned against budget cuts. Safety fears were initially raised last year after an investigation into security at Britain’s main nuclear decommissioning site in Cumbria. Now Cumbria’s Police and Crime Commissioner Peter McCall has warned his constabulary must not lose a penny in any forthcoming shake-up of national police funding. “In my opinion the number of officers in the county is at an irreducible limit. “We’ve all seen the tragic terrorism events across the country this year. Cumbria is not immune to that. “We’ve got a big strategic target here in Sellafield and that would be a great coup for terrorists.”
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