ru24.pro
Новости по-русски
Август
2016

Report: Terrorists Could Seize U.S. Nuclear Weapons At Incirlik

0
WN.com 
A Washington-based think tank warned Monday “terrorist or other hostile forces” could possibly capture dozens of U.S. nuclear weapons housed in a Turkish air base near the Syrian border, AFP reported. In a deal reached between the U.S. and Turkey, U.S. forces are permitted to use the Incirlik Air Base in southern Turkey to launch attacks against Islamic State militants, the Jerusalem Post reported. The nuclear weapons report, issued by the non-partisan Stimson Center, raised the issue of a potential breach following Turkey’s recently failed coup attempt. "From a security point of view, it's a roll of the dice to continue to have approximately 50 of America's nuclear weapons stationed at...