{"id":31399,"date":"2021-03-18T20:12:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:12:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onisilos.gr\/?p=31399"},"modified":"2021-03-18T20:12:47","modified_gmt":"2021-03-18T18:12:47","slug":"is-turkey-pursuing-nuclear-weapons-or-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onisilos.gr\/?p=31399","title":{"rendered":"IS TURKEY PURSUING NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR NOT?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Submitted by\u00a0ThomasSt<\/b>\u00a0exclusively for\u00a0SouthFront<\/b>.<\/span><\/p>\n

It is very likely that some analysts will answer in the negative to the above question. Their negative answer is mainly based on the following:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  1. Turkey is a NATO member, and there are 50 US B-61 nuclear bombs stored on its territory, at Incirlik Air Base.<\/span><\/li>\n
  2. Turkey is a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and has ratified the Treaty on the Complete Prohibition of Nuclear Testing.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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    Photo Source: fas.org<\/span><\/p>\n

    However, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is \u201cvery close\u201d to nuclear Pakistan, which likes to share nuclear technology. Turkish environmentalists also point to the paradox that Erdogan\u2019s nuclear program is wasteful and largely unnecessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

    At the same time, there are four very important indications, which may lead us to the conclusion that Turkey is advancing day and night its ultimate goal of becoming a nuclear power. These are:<\/span><\/p>\n

    President Erdogan openly says<\/a> he wants the bomb.<\/span><\/p>\n

    In the autumn of 2019, Turkey complained to the UN General Assembly that the NPT prohibits countries like Turkey from developing nuclear weapons, but is unaware that other states have. He went on to say that nuclear weapons are a huge source of strength for Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Earlier, he told<\/a> members of the Justice and Development Party that \u201csome countries have nuclear warheads, not one or two, but they tell us we can\u2019t have them. I cannot accept that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

    Turkey\u2019s Nuclear Energy Program does not make its energy independent.<\/span><\/p>\n

    Under the plan, along the Turkish Mediterranean coast, the Russians are building four large civilian nuclear reactors at the Akkuyu nuclear facility. Erdogan hopes the Russians will complete<\/a> the first reactor by 2023, in time for the centennial celebration of modern Turkey foundation. Ankara says it needs nuclear energy to reduce its dependence on gas imports from unreliable partners \u2013 Russia and Iran \u2013 and to meet electricity demand. This demand has grown<\/a> at the highest rate of all OECD countries since 2005.<\/span><\/p>\n

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    The following is an indication of Turkey\u2019s energy demand:<\/span><\/p>\n