Nuclear weapons
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Scottish government policy is to remove Trident from Scotland. There will of course, need to be negotiations.
Full answer here: Will an independent Scotland have to keep nuclear weapons?
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:
The advantages of independence relate to:
Self determination
Political identity
Brexit and EU membership
Maintenance of publicly owned health service
Control over use of resources
Economic control
Currency
Security and nuclear weapons
Full answer here: Some advantages to Scottish independence
Scotland’s Part
Author / Creator: Janet Fenton
Media type: Article
Date published: 2023
A unique opportunity for a small country to contribute to global nuclear disarmament.
Bairns not Bombs – John Ainslie dissects Trident
Author / Creator: John Ainslie
Media type: Book
Date published: 2023
"...the UK’s nuclear weapons – all based in Scotland – would have to be scrapped if an independent Scotland demanded their removal."
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.