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originally posted by: FlyingFox
I think Erdogan is holding the base hostage in case there are moves against him directly.
originally posted by: Ohanka
a reply to: awareness10
Building a nuclear bomb is no difficult task. It is remarkably easy if you have the materials required. The delivery systems (missiles, primarily) are much more complicated.
Though you do have to remember missiles aren't the only nuclear delivery system. Artillery shells and regular free-fall bombs can have nuclear warheads. The Soviets developed a 1-kiloton nuclear shell for their 152mm artillery systems (and everything bigger), the US did the same for it's 155, 175 and 203mm guns.
So Turkey getting a number of these bombs, and then rebuilding them themselves so they can be used wouldn't be a massive undertaking by any means.
Nuclear bombs can't release a nuclear explosion unless they're armed. They can be blown up quite harmlessly (if people nearby are wearing NBC suits that is)
originally posted by: 727Sky
S&F Maybe we should suck up to Putin and ask him to fix this for us simply because everyone we deal with in the mid-east ends up wanting to kill Americans !
Turkey is a beautiful country ran by an idiot whose idea of a happy Turkey is himself in charge of the Turkish version of the Muslim brotherhood and sharia for everyone.
originally posted by: Sparkymedic
a reply to: awareness10
From what I can tell they are there for "deterrence" from Russia.
Other than that, I have no clue as to why they would be there. In the massively off chance that a nuke would be needed on a ragtag group of desert people waging war in used Toyotas with a machine gun in the bed, I would imagine it wouldn't take much to park a sub in the Mediterranean to launch a few at them.
So really, there is no real, good explanation to have them there.
originally posted by: RickyD
There is nothing turkey can do to the US in that base or those nukes that won't see them bombed into the stone age. We have been fighting dudes in robes out in the desert and haven't unleashed anywhere near our real power in these engagements. Now if Turkey started some # we would actually have a real army to target. You would see them get wiped up and down the floor in about 3 days...especially considering we have 2 carriers in the area. Also pretty sure they would have some contingency plans to get our guys out of there too.
Turkey can't launch the nukes. Not to mention that are at Incirlik under US control.
originally posted by: Ohanka
a reply to: awareness10
No they won't blow up. They can't be detonated remotely. They are not strategic nuclear weapons or backpack nuclear weapons