What armed and security forces will Scotland need?

Answer:
The security we need are internal policing, border, maritime and cyber security

Full answer here: Security in an Independent Scotland



Answer:
Scotland will need its own cyber, coastal and maritime security organisations. It will not need or want nuclear weapons.

Full answer here: Defence and security requirements for an Independent Scotland



Answer:
Defence forces will need to be established to protect Scotland's borders, both land and sea. Security organisations will need to be strengthened.

Full answer here: What defence and security forces will Scotland need?



No Place for Trident; Scottish Independence and Nuclear Disarmament

Author / Creator: John Ainslie

Date published: 2014

This looks at the options for locating Trident and finds there are no acceptable places in the UK.


Trident: Nowhere to Go, 2nd Edition

Author / Creator: John Ainslie

Media type: Report

Date published: 2013

A landmark report examining potential alternative UK nuclear weapons bases if Faslane became unavailable following Scottish independence. It demonstrates that there would be no meaningful alternative – suggesting that Independence could hold the key to unravelling the whole of the UK’s nuclear programme. 

 


Trident: Still Nowhere to Go

Author / Creator: TPNW Working Group

Media type: Pamphlet

Date published: 2019

Based on the seminal work of John Ainslie, this pamphlet explains how Scottish independence could lead to the disarming of one of the...nuclear-armed states with the potential of a benign domino effect for global nuclear disarmament.

 


Roadmap for Trident Removal

Author / Creator: SNP CND Group

Date published: 2019

SNP CND road map for removal of the Trident and other nuclear warheads from Scotland


ASSURING DESTRUCTION FOREVER: 2020 EDITION

Author / Creator: Janet Fenton

Media type: Report

Date published: May 2020

The present UK government has repeatedly expressed its intention to maintain a nuclear weapons programme for the foreseeable future and it continues with its renewal programme.


Peace research perspectives on NATO 2030

Author / Creator: Scottish CND

Media type: Rsponse paper

Date published: February 2021

The [covid] virus has revealed fundamental flaws in the strategies many states employ to provide security for their people.


An independent Scotland is the key to a nuclear weapon free world

Author / Creator: Catherine Robertson

Media type: Article

Date published:

Scotland can be on the right side of history. We can ensure that these morally bankrupt weapons owned by the UK government are removed and destroyed once and for all.


Scotland's Security

Author / Creator: Isobel Lindsay

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: 2020

Cyber security issues are clearly emerging as a priority. Coastal protection is a high priority for Scotland. The proposed SDF should be designed for flexibility with a modest core capability.  The SDF's cost will be substantially less than that assigned to Scotland currently by the UK Government. Nuclear weapons will be a major challenge in transition negotiations. 


What would an independent Scotland’s defence and security priorities be?

Author / Creator: Colin Fleming

Media type: book

Date published: 2020

BREXIT has changed the context of thinking about the priorities for the security and defence of Scotland. The decisions will be political rather than capacity.


Towards a Defence & Security strategy for an independent Scotland

Author / Creator: Garry Macdonald

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: December 2017

This paper is intended to provide an overview of the following aspects of a Scottish Defence & Security Strategy:

• What is meant by ‘Scottish national security’
• What threats it would be required to address
• What framework it would operate under
• How Scottish foreign policy would impact it
• What institutions would implement it

The intent of this paper is not to serve as a finalised strategy but instead to provide a basis for further discussion and development.


Scottish Sovereignty in the age of Mass Surveillance

Author / Creator: Alistair Davidson

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published:

In response to the mass surveillance of citizens and businesses, there is a case for the adoption of publicly auditable open source software to protect Scottish sovereignty.


In Defence of Scotland

Author / Creator: Independence Live

Media type: YouTube recording of the virtual conference

Date published:

A video conference discussing the defence of Scotland. Contributions from Scottish military veterans. Discussion on what a Scottish defence force would look like, NATO membership, and the Trident missles based on the clyde.