In the UK there is a strong and consistent majority against nuclear weapons(7). This is in spite of relentless propaganda from the establishment in support of these genocidal instruments of Armageddon. There are 192 states in the United Nations. Only nine of them have nuclear arsenals. The other 183 states have had enough of the power elites in these nine states exposing their citizens and the rest of the world to dire risks. They are uniting with a view to bypassing these nine states and making nuclear weapons illegal. The Scottish citizens and their go vernment, in harmony with this now irresistible movement, when they are free of the Westminster yoke, will send them back to their progenitors.
The citizens of England, of course, do not want them either. It seems likely that they will take courage from the example of a free Scotland and demand that their government rescind its decision to spend one-hundred-billion pounds of taxpayer's money on rebuilding their nuclear arsenal. No wonder Lord Robinson is ranting against Scottish independence, screaming it would be 'cataclysmic' and welcomed by 'the forces of darkness'(8). He used to be general secretary of NATO and labours under the delusion that arsenals of nuclear weapons are instruments of security rather than the greatest threat to the survival of our species. The people of Scotland know where the forces of darkness lie. When they are free Robinson knows that his MAD(9) NATO/NUCLEAR strategy, to which he has devoted a large part of his life, is likely to collapse about his ears. Not surprising, then, that he is losing it with his hysterical outbursts.
Militarism
The UK's special-relationship primary ally, the US, relates to the rest of the world with the precepts 'FULL-SPECTRUM DOMINANCE' and 'MANIFEST DESTINY'. As a result they have developed the most potentially destructive military force the world has ever seen; one that can strike any part of the globe at a moment's notice. It does this by virtue of its unwavering belief that its dominance is part of the nature of things. God is with them. The Westminster government, befogged by its fantasies of continuing to be a 'Great Power' complete with the hangover of imperial arrogance, holds on to America's hegemonic coat-tails and participates in their monstrous wars. Let us not forget that Cameron wanted to bomb Syria. He was only stopped by the House of Commons, which perhaps had learned from its disastrous and tragic decision to participate in the invasion and destruction of Iraq.
The Westminster government is the fourth largest military spender on the planet(10).
It is spending 100 billion on renewing its nuclear arsenal, 2.5 billion on new jet fighters, 6.2 billion in two new mega aircraft carriers(10), and 32.4 billion has been earmarked for 'normal' military spending in 2015. The Scottish people would no longer be paying a substantial part of this expenditure. After independence Scotland would be able to spend its part of this on schools, health care, the elderly, and to relieve the suffering of the poor.
After independence the Westminster militarists will no longer to be able to pump themselves up with the 'Great Britain' mantra. What will they call themselves then? Probably not 'Little England'. But whatever it is, it is unlikely to hark back to imperial 'glory'. This will be a huge plus for the citizens of England who do not want to be continually waging gratuitous wars. The citizens of England did not vote for the politicians' wars. They would be able to say if Scotland does not need to be one of the largest arms spenders in the world why do we?
Sustainable Energy
When free of the Westminster government and its fixation on nuclear power Scotland will be able fully to put this old-thinking technology behind it and forge forward with the power sources of the future.
The natural resources available to Scotland for harnessing energy are extraordinary even by global standards. These include hydroelectric power, wind power, and power from waves, tides, and the movement of major flows of water along its coasts.
Already it is a net exporter of energy, exporting over 26 percent of generation. About one-third of the entire Scottish land mass is a catchment area for an operating hydro scheme. By 2012 already 40.3 per cent of Scotland's energy came from renewables(11).
And its target is 100 percent for renewables by 2020!
When fully developed, off-shore wind could provide almost half the energy used in Scotland.
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