Scotland second only to Russia on nuclear warheads

Sir, – According to the Stockholm Peace Institute, in its annual report 2020, Scotland has the second highest number of nuclear warheads in the world per head of population, only behind Russia.

And, with the increase in warhead numbers proposed recently by the Conservative government in Westminster, we will overtake Russia.

Not only that but, in terms of nuclear warheads per thousand square kilometres, Scotland again comes second, this time only behind Israel.

on such a scale. Perhaps the decommissioning of the oil platform is metaphorically significant, representing our ambition to run down the extraction of fossil fuel from the North Sea while using the revenue wisely to build up capacity in the forms of wind, tide and wave energies.

Such a pity, isn’t it, that all of the revenue from the North Sea goes straight into the Westminster coffers while London retains control of financing for renewable technologies.

Oh, that things were different!

Hugh Reid.

Grange Park, Dunfermline.

And, to add insult to danger of annihilation, these deadly weapons of mass destruction are stored within a few miles of most of Scotland’s population.

Did our lords and masters in London ever ask the people of Scotland if they approve of this?

Astrazeneca vaccination. I don’t think there is any need to explain where that was developed.

Perhaps she should ponder what an independent Scotland would do for the supply of any further vaccines that may be required.

Even if an independent Scotland was to gain entry into the European Union (which is apparently Ms Sturgeon’s idea of independence) then it would join all other European countries lagging behind Britain in supplying the vaccine to the people.

The first minister gained her vaccination through the forethought of the UK Government and the NHS.

I would encourage all Scots to consider this before voting on May 6.

Willie Robertson. Grianan,

Lynton,

Stanley.

Do our lords and masters in London care a jot what the people of Scotland think?

Is there any possibility of this situation changing while Scotland is governed from Westminster? I don’t think so. Les Mackay. Carmichael Gardens, Dundee.