Scotland’s Referendum isn’t about two different destinations; It’s a fork in the road. It’s about the nation we are, and the nation we want to be.
Vote Yes to scrap Trident
~ All pro-independence political parties in Scotland support the removal of nuclear weapons from Scottish waters.
~ With independence, Scotland could spend those extra millions on healthcare, education or policing – using our taxes to improve lives, not end them.
~ We could use Faslane, where the weapons are held today, to harbour a navy that is better suited to today’s security situation – Trident is a useless relic from the Cold War that won’t keep us safe from the threats we face.
~ The Westminster government would struggle to find somewhere to put their nuclear weapons if Scotland refused to look after them – so Scottish independence helps global nuclear disarmament
Vote No to keep Trident
~ All the Westminster parties are committed to keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland, despite polls showing that a majority of Scots want to get rid of them.
~ Trident currently costs us £1.5bn every year, and Westminster’s planned renewal will cost up to £100bn over its lifetime.
~ Scotland harbours the largest concentration of nuclear weapons in Western Europe with 180 warheads, each of which is 8 times as powerful as the bomb dropped on Hiroshima. Every one of those warheads could kill millions of people.
~ Faslane remains a target for attack as long as it houses the UK’s nuclear arsenal