At the same time, the EU would agree immediately to Scotland’s continued membership, given that Scotland already abides by all of the required laws and democratic standards. Similarly, NATO would agree immediately to keep Scotland in the Alliance (though the Scottish National Party’s pledge to close US and British nuclear-submarine bases would be a complication to be overcome).
与此同时，欧盟将立刻同意保留苏格兰的成员国地位，因为苏格兰已经符合所有所需法律和民主标准。类似地，北约也将立刻同意苏格兰留在联盟内（尽管苏格兰国民党（Sottish National Party）声称要关闭美国和英国核潜艇基地，这是一个需要克服的发杂因素）。