00:00It's entire maritime patrol fleet and its replacement.
00:05The United Kingdom has chosen not to base a single offshore patrol vessel.
00:10Fraker or destroyer in Scotland, requiring vessels to be dispatched.
00:15From the south coast of England, when the flagship of the Russian Northern Fleet arrived off
00:20in Scotland.
00:21As the new head of the Secret Intelligence Service, ladies...
00:25...reflected last month, we are now operating in a...
00:30...the space between peace and war.
00:33And it's the sort of hybrid war...
00:35...requires adequate multi-layer naval capability in Scottish...
00:40...to protect our offshore energy assets, to protect our underwater...
00:45...pables and adequate air defences in Scotland to deal with threats to our...
00:50...our airports, as happened across Northern Europe, from drones.
00:54An independent...
00:55...the land of Scotland would not leave these gaps.
00:58Instead, the UK...
01:00...prioritises weapons that offer nothing in the face of actual day-to-day threats...
01:05...and which do not deserve the description of being independent.
01:10Where should the politicians be designed the power to destroy the planet?
01:15But for a Scottish government, the priority would be the adequate defence of our waters...
01:20...and our shoes.
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