Membership would no longer apply to a separate statehood and Scotland will be “subject to the normal procedure” for membership after a yes vote in the referendum, NATO said in a written statement.
“A new state would not be a party to the North Atlantic treaty, and thus not a member of NATO.”
Scotland’s First Minister Alex Salmond, however, said he is “certain” NATO countries would accept an independent Scotland’s membership, despite its opposition to host Britain’s nuclear weapons.
Salmond said earlier that the decision by Scottish National Party (SNP) conference to axe British nuclear missiles from the Scottish soil was a non-negotiable issue, saying that suggestions to keep UK nuclear weapons based at HM Naval Base Clyde in western Scotland would be rejected.
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