[guide.chat] news scotland nuclear subs
- From: vanessa <qwerty1234567a@xxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 18:07:02 -0000
N-subs 'to stay in Scotland'
Saturday, January 28, 2012Plymouth HeraldFollow
NUCLEAR submarines will stay in Scotland in the short-term, even if the country
declares independence, Ministry of Defence sources suggest, writes Graeme
Demianyk.
Plymouth could still be home to the UK's nuclear deterrent and submarine fleet
if a referendum sees the United Kingdom split. The Scottish National Party has
already said Trident nuclear missiles would be removed from the Clyde under
independence.
MoD insiders believe that, after an independence vote, ministers in London
would be forced to strike a deal with Scottish leaders allowing the Navy to go
on using Coulport, where missiles and warheads are stored, and Faslane, where
the subs are based, until an alternative was ready.
That would give Scotland's new government huge bargaining power.
One source was quoted as saying: "Berths would not be a problem ? there are
docks on the south coast that could be used without too much fuss.
"But there simply isn't anywhere else where we can do what we do at Coulport
and, without that, there is no deterrent."
Any move south would cost billions of pounds. Devonport Naval Base is an
alternative as it is currently home to three nuclear-powered submarines and is
the UK's only base capable of maintaining the current and future submarine
fleet.
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