EX FBI - Egmonds : Turkey is nuclear power since end of 1990's

[Hurshid Celebi]

Listen Ms. Egmonds and don't read the manipulated headline

 

[flamer84]

Guys talking from their bedrooms via Skype .

 

[monitor]

With US nuclear warheads whose key is in US hands. Need own building capacity with delivery poer like long range missile which still turkey lacks.

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

With US nuclear warheads whose key is in US hands. Need own building capacity with delivery poer like long range missile which still turkey lacks.

Did you listened her interview ? What about SOM - ER ?

 

[monitor]

Did you listened her interview ? What about SOM - ER ?

Sorry not yet listen but can you install US warheads without their approval or use it against any enemy?

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

Sorry not yet listen but can you install US warheads without their approval or use it against any enemy?

Bro. Please listen what she talks about.
She exactly points that in the 90's Turkey, Pakistan and Israil developed own independent nuclear weapon capabilities.
No more no less.

 

[shhh]

what is their credibility

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

Refers to :

National Security Whistleblowers Coalition

http://www.globalresearch.ca/silenc...and-the-origins-of-isis-sibel-edmonds/5475126

Silencing a Whistle-Blower, Gladio B and the Origins of ISIS. Sibel Edmonds

 

[Cyberian]

I never hear of Turkey ever building or testing any ballistic missiles. What's all that about?

 

[Hurshid Celebi]

I never hear of Turkey ever building or testing any ballistic missiles. What's all that about?

http://www.israeldefense.co.il/en/content/turkeys-nuclear-aspirations

Missile Program
The primary concern of western intelligence services was and has remained the connection between Turkey and Pakistan. The latter is a nuclear state possessing the capabilities to enrich uranium, develop warheads and attach them to missiles – In short, everything needed in order to plan, manufacture and implement a military nuclear program. According to 2012 a report on the "Hürriyet Daily News" website, Professor Yücel Altinbaak, then head of the Turkish technological institute TÜBITAK, stated that Erdogan had ordered, back in 2011, the development of a program involving missiles to a medium range of about 2,500 km. In one of his public appearances, Erdogan stated that he aspired even to an intercontinental range of 10,000 km. It should be noted that Turkey has been a member of the MTCR (Missile Technology Control Regime) since 1997 and is also a signatory to the HCOC (Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation).

According to the NTI website, Turkey currently holds US-made type MGM-140A Block I missiles as well as locally-developed missiles designated J-600T Yildirim and Mark-II, based on a Chinese-made missile designated CSS-X-11. Turkey signed a technology transfer agreement with China in 1996, which included the manufacture of 200 missiles. The first trial, where a missile was fired to a range of 120 km, was conducted in 2001.

Current reports indicate that those missiles are now effective to a range of 300 km which Turkey wants to extend to 600 km and 1500 km. Turkey has developed several other short-range missile systems based on Chinese-made systems.

Turkey is also developing a cruise missile designated SOM to a range of 200 km which will be adapted to the F-35 fighter in the future. Turkey wants to extend the range of this missile to 600 km. In 1997, Turkey negotiated with Israel regarding the joint development of a Turkish-made Arrow missile system, but the Americans refused to transfer the technology to the Turks. At some point, the Israelis sobered up and the project was discontinued. Erdogan also wants to build two bases for the testing of missiles of various types, one in the town of Sinop and the other near the town of Aksaray, probably for the benefit of experiments on the Turkish-made T-300 Kasirga MLRS system and on tactical range missiles.

The launching capability is also a cause for concern in the nuclear context. In 2013 the Turkish government signed an agreement with the Turkish company Roketsan, according to which the company will build a satellite launching center in Turkey, including a Turkish launching vehicle, to be operated by the Turkish Air Force. It is feared that Turkey will use this center for the purpose of developing ballistic missiles to a medium range of 2500 km as well as missiles to longer ranges. Last April, Turkey signed a cooperation agreement with the Ukroboronprom Company of the Ukraine, for the development of space and missile technologies, among other things.

Another element of the Turkish program is an air-defense system. This project has been ongoing for many years. The Turks had already finalized a deal with the Chinese for the purchase of and FD-2000/HQ-9 system, then backed away and closed the deal once again. The saga around the air-defense system is influenced significantly by geopolitical pressures with Russia, Europe, the USA and China all pulling the blanket in different directions.

The Americans threatened that if the Turks purchased a Chinese-made system, Turkey will not be allowed to connect to that network. Turkey still does not have its own early warning capabilities, so the decision was delayed.

If we set aside the politics around the sale, the Turks, for their part, insist on the technology transfer clause. As far as they are concerned, the purchase of a system of this type including the know-how could help the Turkish engineers narrow the gaps in missile technology – including offensive missiles.

Space Program
In many cases a space program and missile technology are indications that the state in question endeavors to acquire a military nuclear capability. In the context of space, Turkey became interested in military applications of satellites in the 1990s. In 2012, Turkey launched into orbit an optical surveillance satellite designated Göktürk-2. Last May, Turkey inaugurated a satellite development center managed by Turkish Aerospace Industries (TAI). The center will be used for the testing of another optical surveillance satellite designated Göktürk-1, requisitioned from Italy and France (according to estimates, this satellite will produce black and white images with a 50 cm resolution).

On the agenda are a future SAR satellite designated Göktürk-3 and a communication satellite designated Turksat-6, manufactured exclusively by Turkey. At the same time, Turkey and Japan are developing the Turksat-4A and Turksat-B4 communication satellites, based on the DS2000 platform by Mitsubishi, which had established a Turkish company titled Mitsubishi Electric Turkey. Mitsubishi will manufacture the A5 satellite on Turkish soil. There are also joint plans for a Turksat-6A and a Turksat-7A. Turkey also plans to launch military communication satellites in the years 2023, 2026 and 2030, as well as a ballistic missile early warning satellite in 2025. Additional plans involve Turkish navigation satellites: Ankara wants to launch some 33 satellites of various types and acquire an independent launching capability by 2033.

Another indicator of the development of a military nuclear program involves the geopolitical aspirations of the country in question. Most of the world's countries do not develop nuclear weapons, so when a country aspires for such weapons, the reason for that aspiration should be determined. For some countries it may be the instinct of survival, for others, regarded as superpowers, it may involve games of deterrence played for the purpose of gaining political influence. For others still, the aspiration may be the result of fundamental religious ambitions. In the case of Turkey, it seems that it aspires for enhanced political influence in our region.

The concerns about the fact that Iran is probably on the way to a "legitimate" nuclear bomb are troubling for Turkey, which shares a border with Iran and competes with it for hegemony in the Middle East. Turkey attempts to enhance its influence by developing a military industry and possibly by developing nuclear weapons as well.

Until 2002, Turkey relied on foreign sources for the development of 80% of its military materiel. By 2015, this percentage has dropped to 45%, and the Turks aspire to reach complete independence in the field of military materiel by 2023, according to a statement made by Erdogan last May. The development of a military industry at such a rate reflects an aspiration for regional domination in accordance with the equation that the stronger a country is militarily, the stronger the influence it will have over the relations with other countries in the region.

Wolf or Sheep?
"Turkey truly needs nuclear energy for the benefit of energy production," explains Gallia Lindenstrauss, a research fellow at the Institute for National Security Studies who specializes in Turkey's current foreign policy. "If you review the publications of the Turkish EDAM Institute, which is regarded as one of very few sources that cover this issue in Turkey, you will come to the conclusion that Turkey is not on the way to a nuclear bomb. At the same time, Erdogan had stated in the past that he reserves the right to enrich uranium. The concerns about the development of a civilian nuclear program are understandable, but one should also be concerned about safety problems at the nuclear reactor – not just about a military program. The answer to the question of whether Turkey is on the way to nuclear weapons depends on the beholder. No sufficient solid information is currently available to point either way."

Without a doubt, if one connects the activities of Turkey in the contexts of its military industry, space, missile technology, civilian nuclear power and Turkey's perception, according to which it still regards itself as a superpower, one can reach the conclusion that Ankara probably aspires for the development of nuclear weapons. Possessing such weapons will get Turkey accepted to the exclusive club of countries whose members influence global politics. It seems that the USA, Europe and Israel, Erdogan's religious radicalization and the indications on the ground notwithstanding, are not investing any particular intelligence collection effort in this context. With the exception of German intelligence, which throws the occasional clues into the air, all of the other countries, including Israel, remain quiet.

 

[AUz]

Turkey should develop its military capability by keeping Russia in mind. Can Turkey discourage Russian aggression due to its military? Answer is no. Therefore, Turkey should develop its independent military power to the point where it can take on and defeat any Russian aggression in Black Sea, caucus, and mainland Turkish territory.

Being a member to NATO provides Turkey with the space and time to develop its capabilities. Do that!

Ps, video is hype. Turkey isn't a nuclear power.

 

[Providence]

Turkey should go nuclear with China in mind ! Pronto !

 

[SQ8]

Turkey has no nuclear program at all. It has civilian aspirations but its Nuclear security was guaranteed under NATO.
This is nothing but someone trying to forcefully join dots to create something.

 

[Hamartia Antidote]

Turkey has no nuclear program at all. It has civilian aspirations but its Nuclear security was guaranteed under NATO.
This is nothing but someone trying to forcefully join dots to create something.

If there was some substance the Russians would be the first to yell about it

 

[asad71]

When NATO/USA placed nukes on Turkish soil, a condition attached said that ownership of some of these nukes would pass on to Turkey.