I would love to see Scotland get its independance as that would really throw a huge spanner into the works. I am of the opinion the Ministry of Defence has dismissed this issue and as far as they are concerned it will never happen, but if it did...... What would happen to the Prince of Wales as we do not buy warships from 'Johnny Foreigner' or should that be 'Jock' foreigner
And what possible reason would anyone have to want to see that?
Straight from here (also on this thread
http://www.pprune.org/military-aircr...s-defence.html
http://henryjacksonsociety.org/wp-co...rt-LOW-RES.pdf
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As regards the construction of the two Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft
carriers, suggestions that construction could be moved out of Scotland upon
independence are misplaced. Work on both carriers is well underway,
and it would be neither practical nor sensible to move the operations at this
advanced stage. Regarding the Article 346 exemption, Luff has made clear that “the exemption applies to the prevailing conditions at the time it is applied. It would not be invalidated by a Scottish separate state. The carriers would not be affected, as I understand it.”