An independent Scotland will ban nuclear weapons from its territory, First Minister Humza Yousaf has promised.
Yousaf, the leader of the Scottish National Party (SNP), made the pledge as he revealed that his party would introduce a written constitution for Scotland if it secures independence.
Speaking ahead of the launch of the latest Building a New Scotland prospectus paper detailing the plans, the first minister said the drafting of a new constitution would enable people in Scotland to shape the new country.
Part of the plan is to ban nuclear weapons from Scotland, which currently hosts submarine-based Trident nuclear weapons—Britain’s independent nuclear deterrent—in its Faslane naval base on Gare Loch….