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Yes vote will mean no Trident

Independence is the only way to rid Scotland of nuclear weapons, the SNP said, after it emerged a UK Government review is to offer possible alternatives to Trident.

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Kate Devlin UK Political Correspondent

The LibDems said the results would prove it was possible to have a nuclear deterrent without a £20 bil-lion like-for-like replacement. The party faces a fight with its Tory colleagues who oppose a scaled-back version of the ageing system.

But SNP defence spokesman Angus Robertson said Scotland should not be the home of the UK's nuclear weapons, adding: "A Yes vote for Scotland in 2014 is the only way to get rid of Trident from the Clyde."

A decision on Trident's replacement is not expected until after the 2015 General Election.

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