The status of U.S. nuclear weapons in Turkey
Article Highlights
- Turkey is one of five European nations that continue to house U.S. tactical nuclear weapons allocated for NATO.
- The weapons, however, are no longer integral to the NATO military mission. In fact, their readiness posture is such that it would take months to prepare them for battle.
- Nonetheless, it will be difficult to remove them from Turkey given Ankara's concerns about the Iranian nuclear program and its somewhat strained relationship with the United States.
http://www.thebulletin.org/web-edition/features/the-status-of-us-nuclear-weapons-turkey
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