Scotland will benefit from removing Trident, without reducing security. It will achieve this as a member of NATO.
A member of NATO and the EU
After Scotland has regained its independence it will rejoin the EU – but can also rejoin NATO. As one of 19 countries that are both an EU and NATO member it does not need to host nuclear weapons but will be able to participate in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO as part of its Nuclear Sharing agreement.
Getting rid of Trident would save Scotland an estimated £22bn, which would be used to invest in growing the Scottish economy.
Defence spending in Scotland has not resulted in economic growth and more jobs – in fact, since 2000, 41% of Scottish defence jobs have been cut. This compares with 28% cut in the rest of the UK during the same period – so Scotland has already suffered significantly from defence cuts, without the benefit of Trident savings.
Sources
https://treaties.unoda.org/t/tpnw
https://www.chathamhouse.org/2021/01/nato-and-treaty-prohibition-nuclear-weapons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_sharing
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