The Olympic Nuclear Hoax That Put Missiles on London Rooftops

The warning arrived amid the most intense security operation Britain had faced in decades.

by A.R. Fomenko

VIENNA BUREAU – In the lead-up to the 2012 Summer Olympics, London was bracing for a global spotlight, and a threat environment to match. So when Michael Shrimpton claimed that the games would be struck by a nuclear warhead, his words carried weight. 

Shrimpton, a British barrister, told a key Defence official a story he insisted was true. A nuclear device had...