The daily rags are suggesting that Scotland will have to re-negotiate every "marriage" previously undertaken by the UK gov. This would include all the Euro trade, human rights, health contracts, defence partnerships etc as if they were a new entity.
Would the US insist upon the neutralizing of American derived military hardware and software until Mr Salmond agreed to their proposals?
His attempts in saddling the world stage as an independant leader may lead to him firing blanks from the many cannons currently residing under RN and RAF ownership.