Are America's nukes safe in Turkey
The fallout from Turkey's failed coup raises questions about the safety of the nuclear bombs America has stationed at I's air base in Incirlik.
- Abe Aron
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Tom Collina, director of policy at Ploushares fund told CNN that, "the bombs have been there since the Cold War to counter what at the time was perceived superiority in soviet conventional forces."
He said that America also has these kinds of weapons stationed in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
Joshua Walker of the German Marshall Fund told CNN that "It's an open secret" that the bombs are at Incirlick. He also said that the bombs "are a point of pride in Turkey," adding that Turkey sees them and the nuclear umbrella they represent as one of the "main benefits of being in NATO."
Tom Colina noted that when turkey and Greece fought over Cyprus in 1974 America withdrew its nuclear weapons from Greece and rendered those in Turkey inoperable.
The Pentagon will not publicly confirm the presence of nuclear weapons at Incirlik, but US officials are saying that all American weapons in Turkey remain safely in US hands.
"We've taken all those steps that we need to take to make sure that everything that we control in Turkey is safe and secure," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters Monday."
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How safe are US nukes in Turkey?
He said that America also has these kinds of weapons stationed in Germany, Italy and the Netherlands.
Joshua Walker of the German Marshall Fund told CNN that "It's an open secret" that the bombs are at Incirlick. He also said that the bombs "are a point of pride in Turkey," adding that Turkey sees them and the nuclear umbrella they represent as one of the "main benefits of being in NATO."
Tom Colina noted that when turkey and Greece fought over Cyprus in 1974 America withdrew its nuclear weapons from Greece and rendered those in Turkey inoperable.
The Pentagon will not publicly confirm the presence of nuclear weapons at Incirlik, but US officials are saying that all American weapons in Turkey remain safely in US hands.
"We've taken all those steps that we need to take to make sure that everything that we control in Turkey is safe and secure," Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook told reporters Monday."
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How safe are US nukes in Turkey?
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