Commenting on reports about the US military's plans to use Greek bases to store its nuclear weapons, retired Turkish Air Force General Erdogan Karakus told Sputnik that all this reflects Athens' push to develop its ties with Washington.
Erdogan Karakus, a retired lieutenant-general of the Turkish Air Force, said that "against the background of the events in the Eastern Mediterranean and tensions in Turkish-Greek relations, Athens is seeking to render every support to NATO."
"The goal is to obtain Washington's support, something that was confirmed by a [recent visit] by a NATO official to Greece's Araxos Air Base," Karakuus said.
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WNU Editor: I have never felt comfortable with the idea that the U.S. keeps nuclear weapons in Turkey. And while the above report is just speculation from a retired Turkish General .... a part of me hopes that it is true.
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A good place to set them off
Am I such a dove to ask it, why do we need nukes in either of those countries?
Why wouldn’t Erdogan seize the B-61 nuke bombs? The US and Turkey are heading for a major break due to conflicting vital interests and the F-35.
Part of nato defense strategy. Nukes are placed in nearly every country. Mostly tactical low yield nukes, but there's also a few nukes that could ruin Russia's or any other eastern offender trying to play ball with Nato. Goes back to cools war era and respective doctrines and war/def plans.
He just won't be able to use them. They are code protected. Until he's removed the core and reused it might take hours. It takes only 30min for full out nuclear war against Erdogan's palace. He will not love through the day if he ever chooses to cross nato. This is not about turkey. This is about Erdogan. Since he came to office everything went downhill
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