Faslane Naval base (MOD)
Scottish Trident Nuclear Plans Would Leave UK Without Deterrent -- Scotsman
AN INDEPENDENT Scotland committed to banishing nuclear warheads from Faslane would impose disarmament on the whole of the UK, a leading defence expert declares today.
In an article for Scotland on Sunday, William Walker, professor of international relations at St Andrews University, says the SNP policy of removing Trident from Scotland after independence would “amount to a promise to shut down the UK’s nuclear deterrent and enforce its disarmament”.
As a result, an independent Scots government might have to compromise on removing the weapons or leave the UK without a nuclear shield. This is because nowhere else in the UK is suitable to house both the submarines and missiles at a realistic cost, he says.
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My Comment: I doubt that Scotland will end up (in my lifetime) becoming a sovereign state .... they have too much to lose if they choose to become independent. I live in Quebec, Canada .... and those who want Quebec independence have never succeeded for the simple reason that most people in Quebec (myself included) know that we will lose far more than what we will gain if we become an independent country. With this mindset, I am sure that many in Scotland feel the same way.
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