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Uncharted waters : the UK, nuclear weapons and the Scottish question

Title
Uncharted waters : the UK, nuclear weapons and the Scottish question / Malcolm Chalmers and William Walker.
Author
Chalmers, Malcolm, 1956-
Publication
East Linton : Tuckwell Press, ©2001.

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Additional Authors
Walker, William, 1946-
Description
x, 196 pages : maps; 24 cm
Subject
  • Nuclear weapons > Scotland
  • Deterrence (Strategy)
  • Nuclear arms control > Great Britain
  • Nuclear arms control
  • Nuclear weapons
  • Unabhängigkeitsbewegung
  • Unterseeboot
  • Stationierung
  • Kernwaffe
  • Rüstungspolitik
  • Great Britain
  • Scotland
  • Schottland
  • Großbritannien
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Map 1. The Firth of Clyde -- Map 2. The UK -- 1. The Evolution of UK Nuclear Weapon and Basing Policies. Nuclear weapon policies and debates. Geography and the basing decisions. The US base at Holy Loch. Polaris at Faslane/Coulport. Trident at Faslane/Coulport. The UK's nuclear weapon infrastructure today. Entrenchment on the Clyde -- 2. Scottish Nationalism and Nuclear Weapons. Scotland's constitutional history. Scotland and the defence of the UK. The SNP and nuclear weapons. Other Scottish attitudes towards nuclear weapons. The SNP and NATO -- 3. Devolution and Trident. The Scotland Act and the Memorandum of Understanding. Reservation of Defence and foreign policy: the Concordats. The role of the Scottish Parliament. The role of the UK Parliament. Trident's vulnerability in a devolved Scotland. Trident's replacement and Scotland's consent. The need for political engagement -- 4. EU and NATO Membership and International Nuclear Law. International recognition and EU membership. Scotland and NATO membership. Scotland, the UK and international nuclear law. Scotland, rUk and the NPT. Five possible NPT outcomes of the UK's break-up. Trident and the secession issue -- 5. Could Trident Be Relocated? Relocation requirements. Site selection criteria. Devonport and Falmouth. Costs of relocation. The foreign basing option. Other options. Conclusion: the implausibility of relocation -- 6. Keeping rUK's Nuclear Bases in an Independent Scotland. Conditions for Scotland's acceptance. Conditions for rUK's acceptance. Trident as a force for military integration? Vulcan at Dounreay. Treaty and basing arrangements. Financial aspects. Conclusion -- 7. The Disarmament Option. Implementing nuclear disarmament. Legal renunciation and its verification. Decommissioning. Material disposition and waste disposal -- 8. Conclusions. Devolution. Independence. Three ironies -- Postscript: Nuclear Weapons in Fragmenting States -- App. A. Safety and Environmental Regulation at HM Naval Base Clyde -- App. B. Timetables for Trident Replacement -- App. C. The UK, Scotland and International Safeguards
ISBN
  • 1862322457
  • 9781862322455
OCLC
  • ocm48932581
  • 48932581
  • SCSB-1233696
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library