17th September 2014, 05:54 AM
I don't see there is a problem with NATO......Ireland and Swedes are both outside NATO and seem to get on fine....similarly Norway and Iceland are not in the EU but have separately negotiated trade deals.....it would be mainly to the benefit of the Rump UK to ensure Scotland stayed in both alliances (not least cos of the siting of UK nuclear facilities vis a vis NATO and fishing and hydrocarbon issues vis a vis EU).....
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