What Happens To Britain's Trident Base If Scotland Says Yes To Independence

HMS Astute sailed into the Clyde and up the Gareloch to Faslane. BBC

MoD Fears For Trident Base If Scotland Says Yes To Independence -- The Guardian

Whitehall looking at plan to designate home of nuclear fleet as sovereign United Kingdom territory

The British government is examining plans to designate the Scottish military base that houses the Trident nuclear deterrent as sovereign United Kingdom territory if the people of Scotland vote for independence in next year's referendum.

In a move that sparked an angry reaction from the SNP, which vowed to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons as quickly as possible after a yes vote, the government is looking at ensuring that the Faslane base on Gare Loch in Argyll and Bute could have the same status as the British sovereign military bases in Cyprus.

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Britain mulling sovereignty over Scottish nuke base: report -- FOX News/AFP
Trident sovereign territory in Scotland claim denied -- ITV
George Kerevan: Beware Cyprus repeat at Faslane -- Scotsman
Scottish government says no place for Trident in independent state -- Financial Times
Trident could take a decade to dismantle, says Hammond -- The Guardian