Royal Navy Submarine Base in ScotlandAn independent Scotland will want it and the boats to move - full story below.
Vanguard class Trident missile submarine on the Clyde, near Faslane, ScotlandPicture from the WebAs many of you may know, Scotland is holding a referendum next year on their continued membership of the four nation entity known as the United Kingdom. In the case of a majority vote (as unlikely as it may be) to leave the UK, it is the stated policy of the Scottish National Party (SNP) to rid Scotland of all and any nuclear weapons and bases.
This of course has a direct implication for Britain as regards its Trident submarine based nuclear missile system. The main base for the Royal Navy's Vanguard class submarines (Trident missile boats) is at Faslane on the River Clyde in western Scotland.
However, "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".
The full article:-
http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk-news/2013/ ... dependenceWonderful I think this "sovereignty", it will therefor have similar status to the RAF Akrotiri base on Cyprus.