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{{Short description|1984 novel by David Langford}}
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'''''The Leaky Establishment''''' is a novel by [[David Langford]], first published in June 1984 by [[Frederick Muller Ltd]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Leaky Establishment {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/0-584-31167-2 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=isbndb.com}}</ref> It was re-issued, with an introduction by [[Terry Pratchett]], in 2001 by Big Engine, and then July 2003 by Cosmos Books.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Leaky Establishment {{!}} ISBNdb |url=https://isbndb.com/book/1-59224-125-5 |access-date=2025-04-09 |website=isbndb.com}}</ref> 
The book draws on some of Langford's own experiences working at the United Kingdom government's [[Atomic Weapons Research Establishment]] at [[Aldermaston]], [[Berkshire]].

== Plot introduction==
Roy Tappen works for the Robinson Heath Nuclear Utilisation Technology Centre, a nuclear weapons facility in Britain. He fights bureaucracy while trying to use it for his purpose, which is to undo the potentially disastrous results of a practical joke gone wrong.

Smuggling [[plutonium]] out of a nuclear research centre turns out to be surprisingly easy. The difficult part is smuggling it back in again without getting caught.

== References ==
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== External links ==
*''[http://www.ansible.co.uk/books/leaky.html The Leaky Establishment]'' &ndash; information on [[Ansible (magazine)|ansible.co.uk]]
*''[https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/1592241255 The Leaky Establishment]'' &ndash; review on [[amazon.com]]

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[[Category:1984 British novels]]
[[Category:Frederick Muller Ltd books]]


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