Turkish President Erdogan Says Turkey Needs Nuclear Weapons

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Erdogan hints that Turkey may need to obtain nuclear warheads,

“Some have nuclear missiles, [but they tell us] we shouldn’t have nuclear missiles.

I don’t accept this.

US and Russia have them. Every developing nation has them” pic.twitter.com/xwvRjuMdNq

— Ragıp Soylu (@ragipsoylu) September 4, 2019

Ahval: Turkey's Erdoğan slams rebels, hints at nuclear weapons procurement

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Wednesday blasted renegades from his ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and expressed his frustration over what he said was a denial of nuclear warheads possessed by other nations.

“They say we can’t have nuclear tipped missiles though some have them. This, I can’t accept,” said Erdoğan.

Turkey signed the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty in 1980, and has also signed the 1996 Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty, which bans all nuclear detonations for any purpose.

Pointing out that Turkey had been denied weapons deals by allied nations, the Turkish president said that this had led to the country producing its own weaponry.

"We asked for smart bombs from (U.S. President Barack) Obama, told him we needed them, but they didn't give them to us. We've asked (Obama's successor Donald) Trump as well, but nothing's come of it. So we're making them ourselves," Erdoğan said.

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Update: Erdogan Stuns By Saying Turkey May Need Nuclear Weapons (Zero Hedge)

WNU Editor: Turkey does not have the monies, resources, or know-how to develop and build nuclear weapons. So how can Turkey get a nuclear weapon? Is he thinking about this? .... Why Are U.S. Nuclear Weapons Still In Turkey? (May 19, 2019).