Tag Archives: B61

Turkey’s Airplane-less Nuclear Weapons: A Classic Crisis Stability Problem? (Updated)

Posted on April 15, 2014 by aaronstein1

As Hans K. notes over at Strategic Security, the United States Air Force’s 2015 Budget shows “that integration of the B61-12 on NATO F-16 and Tornado aircraft will start in 2015 for completion in 2017 and 2018.” The upgrade includes: software … 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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Playing it Safe: the German Election and Tactical Nuclear Weapons

Posted on January 18, 2013 by aaronstein1

Andrea Berger – a research fellow for nuclear analysis at the Royal United Services Institute in London – kindly agreed to contribute to Turkey Wonk. You can follow her on Twitter at @AndreaRBerger. The views presented here are her own. [Editors … Continue reading →

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