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The only control the US has is the provision of replacement missile bodies and servicing since they make them.
IIRC, it's been revealed that the USA has to supply regular software updates. Should they decide not to do so the missiles become useless after a maximum of 18 months.
On another note I'm pleased that this thread has not been merged with the Jet Blast Scottish Independence thread. For one thing the standard of comments are rather better here.
Today someone told me that certain strategic industries, including the former Ferranti organisation that makes the Captor radar, would have to move to England, (or Wales or NI presumably) in the event of Scotland leaving the UK. Scaremongering or substance? Given that that radar is in any case produced by Selex, a primarily Italian company.
The whole question of Scottish independence looks set to make the discussion about the UK remaining part of the EU look trivial. Should the UK loose Scotland can the rest of the union remain part of the EU? The UK-Scotland union no longer being the same country that joined the EU. Should someone start promoting the idea that an independent Scotland would mean an automatic British exit even the UKIP will get behind the idea.