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Scotland and Wales combined makes up 13% of UK population, and Wales 5% of it. However, I imagine a change such as this, at an operational level, will happen gradually.
The real hit will be the 10.4% loss of GDP. That's another $4b lost on an already shrinking military budget. And I can't see a new nation wanting to prioritize national defense spending.
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