DefenceTalkDangerous and indiscriminate, underwater mines pose a serious threat to shipping for decades after deployment. They are everyone’s problem. During the last ten years alone, international task forces have cleared more than 1,000 Cold War mines from the Baltic sea. And in 1984, it was reported that 19 ships in the Red Sea were damaged […]https://www.defencetalk.com/unmanned-surface-vehicles-in-mine-hunting-mission-in-scotland-67749/

DefenceTalkThe Scottish National Party, which could play a key role in British politics following elections in May, called on the main political parties to scrap Britain’s nuclear deterrent on Tuesday. The SNP’s leader in parliament, Angus Robertson, told MPs that the Trident nuclear-armed submarines, which are currently at the Faslane base near Glasgow in Scotland, […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scottish-mps-lay-down-gauntlet-over-uk-nuclear-fleet-62045/

DefenceTalkBritain’s future as a nuclear-armed nation could be thrown into doubt if Scotland votes for independence on September 18, experts say, raising serious questions about its future status in the international community. The UK’s Trident nuclear submarines are currently based at Faslane naval base on a sea loch west of Glasgow surrounded by dramatic mountain […]https://www.defencetalk.com/scottish-independence-may-force-uk-nuclear-deterrent-rethink-60541/

DefenceTalkThe Scotland analysis paper on Defence, published today, highlights the extent to which an independent Scotland benefits from the £34 billion annual UK defence budget, one of the largest in the world. The complex and integrated nature of the UK’s defence capabilities mean that an independent Scotland would have real difficulties trying to replicate a […]https://www.defencetalk.com/new-scotland-analysis-paper-on-uk-defence-49306/