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Turkey may need to obtain nuclear weapons - Erdogan

Never talk about them if you really want them. India built them that way, we built them that way and look at the ones who made a lot of noise before even starting. Iraq, Libya and now Iran.
All this speech will do is increase scrutiny for no reason and give Trump more reasons to sanction Turkey, apart from the ones he already has like S400.
Perhaps the purpose is to provoke.

If you look at the descriptions in the last 10 days, you know what I mean.

* Russia's support for the operation to the east of the Euphrates
* Delivery of second system S400s and discussion of possible partnerships with S500
* Discussing the development of a joint warplane with Russia and being the first foreign head of state to visit Su-57.
* Assessment of possible partnership ground in UAV systems related to intelligence and EW.
* Saying that this will have political consequences if we are excluded from the JSF program
* Remarks about the Eastern Mediterranean etc.

and now

*Erdogan also told that Turkey has right to produce nuclear warheads.

Dude, the exact address of these discourses is not the United States, but another country.
 
Erdogan also conveys the words of his another counterpart. He says this country is uncomfortable with the restriction and wants to be at the US and Russia level, with its nuclear arsenal. Even a state that already has this capacity, also has such concerns.

When talking about the prime minister of another country ( i dont know which country does he refer ? ) He mentions to Erdoğan that while they had one of the most advanced defense industries in the world, had been forced to eliminate it almost completely.

What is meant throughout the speech is that all developed countries have this capacity, but the same states are trying to prevent this development by considering the developing countries' defense and aviation sectors as competitors.

So no one cares about your national security problems or regional geopolitical risks with your country. Therefore, you have to have all kinds of technology. Erdogan likes to use such striking aphorisms.

Turkey should have had an independent nuclear weapons program. With a such magnificent history , I don't know why they haven't pursued it yet.
 

President @RTErdogan:

"Someone has nuclear missiles. But I don't have! I don't accept that."

"There is almost no developed countries in the world which is didnt have nuclear weapons yet.

(...)

What do they tell us? Do not even think about it! You can't (meaning I don't allow it). Next to us is Israel. Is there? There is. And it scares everyone with it. ”
 
Perhaps the purpose is to provoke.

If you look at the descriptions in the last 10 days, you know what I mean.

* Russia's support for the operation to the east of the Euphrates
* Delivery of second system S400s and discussion of possible partnerships with S500
* Discussing the development of a joint warplane with Russia and being the first foreign head of state to visit Su-57.
* Assessment of possible partnership ground in UAV systems related to intelligence and EW.
* Saying that this will have political consequences if we are excluded from the JSF program
* Remarks about the Eastern Mediterranean etc.

and now

*Erdogan also told that Turkey has right to produce nuclear warheads.

Dude, the exact address of these discourses is not the United States, but another country.
It doesn't matter which country was the intended target. If you want to build them just build them and never ever talk about them until you've built those babies.
It's a lot easier when no ones looking and their are plenty of other ways to provoke if that's the objective and many of those you've listed above yourself.
 
This is huge , it can costs us sanctions so he wouldnt risk even for his party. Also he said a time ago we will test our most advanced weapons in 2 months
Erdogan needs a topic to distract people from his parties misery right now.
 
This is huge , it can costs us sanctions so he wouldnt risk even for his party. Also he said a time ago we will test our most advanced weapons in 2 months


I remember that when someone wrote about this Erdogan statement weeks ago I joked that I hope he talks about a nuke. :D

I know that the chance for it to happen is 0.000001% but if it does I will tattoo Erdogan’s face on my chest right above my heart. :D
 
This is huge , it can costs us sanctions so he wouldnt risk even for his party. Also he said a time ago we will test our most advanced weapons in 2 months

No chance that the advanced weapon talked about is a nuclear device. Nobody cannot hold the development of a nuke secret in modern times.
 
muslim country in heart of Europe posses atom bombs... they will not let this happen.
Nato is a Christian alliance force and is there to protect them n their intersts
 
Building a modern education system for the competitive and R&D based industry to blossom... Quite the opposite to turning every schools into imam-preacher schools.

I promise it will be much more effective than any weapon.. i.e. the cost of Trump words on any enconomy of any country in the world.
 
Turkey needs strong deterrent capacity.

I am sure Pakistan will be able to assist in any way possible.
 
Turkey needs strong deterrent capacity.

I am sure Pakistan will be able to assist in any way possible.

Here is the short story for you:


Turkey joined NATO in 1952, and since 1959 the USA has kept nuclear weapons there, in different configurations, in order to deter the USSR (currently Russia). Until 1963, the US arsenal consisted of Jupiter missiles and at a later date of B61 type nuclear bombs. In the 1980s there were around 500 US nuclear warheads in Turkey, out of which 300 were bombs carried by aircraft. These bombs (up to 200 kilotons) were intended for four Turkish F-4, F-104 and F-100 squadrons deployed in the following airbases: Erhac, Murted (ironically , currently S400 battalion is here), Eskisehir and Balikesir.

The current US nuclear arsenal in Turkey consists of upgraded bombs of the same type, having a maximum energy output of 340 kilotons, depending on the specific configuration. None of the aircraft in Turkey, with the exception of the F-16, are able to carry the B61 type nuclear bombs that are used by the Americans. Turkey wants to acquire F-35 fighters which, as estimated, will be adapted to carrying these bombs. (In the last few years, speculation has emerged about the transfer of this arsenal to Romania.)

In 1969 Turkey signed the NPT (the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons/Technology). In 1982, it reaffirmed the Treaty. Turkey also signed the BTWC (The Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention) and CWC (Chemical Weapons Convention). Moreover, "official" Turkey opposes the nuclear arming of the Middle East to this day, and attempts to promote the demilitarization of nuclear weapons.

Over the years, Turkey has aspired to develop a civilian nuclear program for the supply of electrical power. Turkey imports most of its energy in the form of fuels and gas, and nuclear energy could provide this country with energy independence. This is the point where concerns regarding a possible military program emerge. A 2014 report on a German website, based on estimates by the German intelligence service, claimed that Turkey was adopting the Iranian model – a civilian nuclear program on the surface, with a military program underneath it, quite literally.

The Turkish Atomic Energy Commission (TAEC) was established in 1956 for the purpose of engaging in the development of nuclear reactors for the supply of electricity and for research purposes. In 1961, Turkey's first nuclear research center (CNRTC – Cekmece Nuclear Research & Training Center) was established. A year later, a 1-megawatt reactor was built at the center. In 1966, a second research center, ANRTC, (Ankara Nuclear Research & Training Center) was established. Both research centers worked on a program that involved the establishment of a heavy water based nuclear reactor with an output of 300-400 megawatts. This program never materialized. Later programs involved the establishment of reactors at Akkuyu Bay and Sinop.

All of these programs were halted following the (US backed) military coup in Turkey in 1980. After the coup, the USA raised suspicions that Turkey was helping Pakistan acquire nuclear know-how. At that time, NATO had stopped the Pakistani uranium enrichment program, and the latter turned to Turkey for assistance. Suspicions were voiced by the USA to the effect that Turkey was providing Pakistan with nuclear materials that had the potential of being developed for use in nuclear weapons. The USA even suspected that Turkey was helping Pakistan enrich uranium. At the same time, Greece, too, accused Turkey of developing nuclear weapons.

In 1982, a Nuclear Energy Authority was established in Turkey. In 1983, Turkey initiated a renewed effort toward the establishment of an energy reactor. The idea was to have three reactors built according to the BOT model with the foreign contractor operating the reactor over a period of 15 years. However, this effort never materialized, for various reasons, notably the concerns of western countries that Turkey would use these reactors to develop nuclear weapons.

In the late 1980s, concerns about the possibility that Turkey was developing nuclear weapons increased owing to the nuclear cooperation agreement Turkey had signed with Argentina in 1988. Turkey intended to purchase an Argos PWR type reactor developed in Argentina, in the previous year. Both countries were looking into other activities, including the mining of uranium and reactors for the production of nuclear fuel. Argentina's objective was to use Turkey as a model client with the intention of marketing reactors of that type in our region. Turkey, for its part, wanted to acquire from Argentina another reactor – type CAREM-25.

CAREM-25 was a 25-megawatt reactor regarded as "too small to produce energy and too large for research purposes, but suitable for the production of plutonium", as a senior Turkish official stated at the time. According to the agreement, Turkey should have financed two such reactors, one to be erected in Turkey and the other in Argentina. In this case, too, the USA was concerned about Turkey selling the technology to Pakistan.

In the early 1990s, with the dissolution of the USSR, suspicions began to surface that Turkey was interested in acquiring nuclear weapons, nuclear know-how and nuclear technology from former USSR republics. It should be noted that Turkey has its own deposits of uranium and thorium, so raw materials are not a restriction with regard to the development of a Turkish nuclear program.

In 2014, Turkey signed the first agreement with Russia for the development of a nuclear reactor in the Akkuyu area. Another agreement was subsequently signed with Japan for the construction of a second reactor in the Sinop area, to begin in 2017. Turkey also signed a nuclear cooperation agreement with Jordan (Russia builds a nuclear reactor for Jordan, too).

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In short, AQ Khan's methods and complex work order about nuclear smuggling may have been solved, but as Israeli Prime Minister Netenyahu told his Greek counterpart in 2010: Turkey could become a nuclear power any time it wanted to. It's just a matter of timing.

Erdogan's statements have a different meaning to me. The issue he raised here is why Israel is allowed to become a nuclear power. But of course, our media workers and the foreign press, deal with the issue in a more populist style.
 
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