Removal of Trident From Independent Scotland May Take a Decade
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The removal of Trident nuclear warheads from an independent Scotland could take a decade, U.K. Defence Secretary Philip Hammond told lawmakers today.
A Yes vote in next year’s referendum would be the starting point for complex negotiations including who would pay for the dismantling of the existing nuclear submarine facilities on the River Clyde, Hammond told Parliament’s Defence Committee in London.