To my astonishment, some Scot Goes Pop readers actually believe that "nuclear deterrence" is a valid concept that works.  In this episode of the podcast, I challenge them to consider the following: if a hypothetical and highly debatable "threat" from Russia is enough to mean that the UK must have an independent nuclear deterrent, surely the State of Palestine, which faces a much more imminent and proven threat from its nuclear-armed neighbour, must either have its own deterrent or be protected by another country's deterrent.  And if you think that this would not reduce the risk of a nuclear attack on Palestine or might even increase the risk, doesn't that mean deep down that you don't believe nuclear deterrence works, and that it therefore can't work for Britain either?

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Scot Goes Popcast Episode 36: Should the State of Palestine possess an independent nuclear deterrent?

I'm James Kelly, and the Scot Goes Popcast accompanies my long-running pro-independence blog Scot Goes Pop, which has a particular emphasis on opinion poll analysis.