![Doubts in DC: Scottish independence could threaten US-UK strategic relationship Doubts in DC: Scottish independence could threaten US-UK strategic relationship](https://mtic.us/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/rtr2qzc2.si_-310x168.jpg)
Members from both sides of the US political spectrum say a Yes vote in Scotland’s independence referendum may compromise the UK-US strategic relationship. A weakening of Washington’s top military ally and the fate of the UK’s nuclear arsenal are key.
Representative Bradley Sherman [D-CA], who has vocally opposed the prospect of Scotland breaking away from the UK, said America’s foreign policy establishment is united in its hope Scotland will remain a part of Britain.