Monthly Archives: December 2013

Musings on Turkey’s Spent Fuel Policy: Where Will Ankara Store Nuclear Waste?

Posted on December 10, 2013 by aaronstein1

Turkey has yet to articulate a spent fuel strategy for the Sinop power reactor. For the Akkuyu reactor, Russia has agreed to a take back provision, whereby all of the spent fuel will be shipped back to Russia for storage … Continue reading →

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Turkey and the Dual-Key Arrangement: Ankara’s Interest in Using Nuclear Weapons

Posted on December 5, 2013 by aaronstein1

Turkey has hosted American nuclear weapons since February 1959. Negotiations with Turkey for the deployment of a Jupiter missile squadron began on 10 September 1959. As of 16 September, the Turkish government accepted the U.S. draft proposal for the Jupiters without … Continue reading →

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Regional Implications of Ankara’s Missile Programs

Posted on December 4, 2013 by aaronstein1

Turkey has a history of supporting very hawkish nuclear weapons policies. For example, in December 1979, Turkey supported the deployment of “advanced nuclear missiles in Europe.” NATO members had grown increasingly concerned with the deployment of the SS-20 missile, which, … Continue reading →

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