Scottish independence: Trident is ‘ticket to Nato’

Scotland could be forced to keep Trident nuclear weapons for up to 20 years after independence as the UK seeks out an alternative base, leading military experts have said.

Trident nuclear weapons may have to remain in Scotland for up to 20 years after independence as the UK seeks out an alternative base, leading military experts have said.

A hardline approach on the withdrawal of the submarine-based weapons from Faslane on the Clyde could see Scotland blocked from joining the Nato defence alliance after independence, the experts warned.

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