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My perspective, is Russia only sees other countries on how they can militarily respond to Russia's intentions. For Scottish independence- well Adam Smith, Davi
by ricardo81 9mo ago
My perspective, is Russia only sees other countries on how they can militarily respond to Russia's intentions.
For Scottish independence- well Adam Smith, David Hume et al set up the modern world. There's a definite Scottish identity. For others in Scotland it's a UK identity and they still identify as Scottish.
- JumpCrisscross 9mo agoRussia's interest in Scottish independence begins and ends with the British nuclear deterrent.
- alephnerd 9mo agoSpecifically HMNB Clyde [0] - it's the only naval base in the UK that can host the Vanguard class nuclear submarines that can launch the Trident. [0] - https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-and-operations/bases-and-stations/hmnb-clyde https://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/locations-and-operations/bases-...
- ErroneousBosh 9mo agoIf England want to house American nuclear weapons, they can house them in England. Put them in Harwich or something.
- JumpCrisscross 9mo ago> If England want to house American nuclear weapons, they can house them in England Sure. But the point is they don't. Moving nuclear weapons (and building a new submarine base) is difficult, disruptive and expensive. (Having a non-nuclear power on the same landmass as a geopolitical competitor is also nice. If there is an underlined vision of this millenium shared by the world's great and regional powers, it's that nuclear sovereignty trumps the conventional kind.)
- ErroneousBosh 9mo agoWell, they can pay us rent or something. Do you want a nuclear weapons site 20 miles from your largest city?
- JumpCrisscross 9mo ago> Do you want a nuclear weapons site 20 miles from your largest city? If you’re nuking a submarine port you’re nuking other port infrastructure. And if the UK is under strategic nuclear fire, any population center is going to be leveled. (I understand the NIMBY argument. I don’t want to live next to nuclear weapons more due to accident risk than targeting.) And I understand the non-proliferation one when it worked.)
- defrost 9mo agoTypically it's US manufacted missiles fitted with UK designed and built warheads. eg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trident_(UK_nuclear_programme) See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_(nuclear_warhead) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astraea_(nuclear_warhead) There are / have been other nuclear warheads and bombs in the UK of both UK and US origin.