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| The Grand Turk | |
| Turkey threatens to close air base that hosts US nuclear warheads in response to proposed sanctions and genocide declaration over mass killings of Armenians | |
| 2019-12-16 | |
| [Daily Mail, where America gets its news] Turkey could shut down its Incirlik air base, which hosts U.S. nuclear warheads, in response to threats of U.S. sanctions and a separate U.S. Senate resolution that recognized mass killings of Armenians a century ago as genocide, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday. 'If it is necessary for us to take such a step, of course we have the authority ... If this is necessary, together with our delegations, we will close down Incirlik if necessary,' Erdogan said on A Haber TV. Turkey can also close down the Kurecik radar base if necessary, he added.
Erdogan has regularly raised the possibility of closing the bases in the past, during tensions between the two countries. The US air force uses the airbase at Incirlik for raids on positions held by the so-called Islamic State group in Syria. The Kurecik base houses a major NATO radar station. | |
| Posted by:Skidmark |
| #8 With two red wires tied to a 'movie style' LCD timer, A person could generate great hilarity were they feeling a bit prankish |
| Posted by: SteveS 2019-12-16 17:37 |
| #7 With two red wires tied to a 'movie style' LCD timer, Lex. |
| Posted by: Mullah Richard 2019-12-16 13:24 |
| #6 Remove the base. Leave one nuke. |
| Posted by: Laurence 2019-12-16 09:46 |
| #5 Long past time to remove the entire base. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2019-12-16 09:13 |
| #4 I thought we removed the nukes from Turkey in Oct '62? |
| Posted by: Lex 2019-12-16 09:02 |
| #3 The Daily Mail claims that Incirlik air base, "hosts U.S. nuclear warheads", but neither it nor any American source can prove that fact. Insiders claim the base has not housed nuclear weapons for more than a decade. |
| Posted by: b 2019-12-16 08:44 |
| #2 Oh no, Yip-yip, please don't give up your hostages. |
| Posted by: Mercutio 2019-12-16 07:49 |
| #1 Please, please, please. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2019-12-16 07:18 |