So what does it need to shoot one of these off.
Destroy the assets. Withdraw from this Islamic state.
Thank you for posting this article which IMHO is The Most Important news story at this time.
BUMP
Unless a base is is diplomatic grounds, it is not sovereign US territory and is owned by the host country.
By treaty we are allowed to be based there and fly operations, but we do not “own” the base.
Heck, our bases in the UK are not owned by the US, and the bases have a UK flag flying on base and has a senior ranking Brit as the “commander” (though he cannot order US troops or missions). He is there as part of presence to demonstrate UK ownership.
In exchange for the release of the hostages the Iran’s demanded the return of the Shah.
In exchange for the release of the hostages the Turk’s demanded the return of Gulen.
It will be convenient...print media can just to word substitution and rehash their archive articles.
This is the first intent to deceive and create an incident where there is none.
Those weapons are protected by US personnel, exclusively.
The BASE is protect by the Turkish government.
IF those weapons were in imminent danger we would already be at Defcon One.
All according to Obama’s plan
Interesting article.
I’ve yet to find a definitive answer to the question are there US nukes at Incirlik?
Many posters have repeated over different threads that the nukes were removed years ago yet the recent articles state that are around 50 or so variable yield bombs on the base.
So, are these articles hype or is it true that we do have nukes cashed there?
not hostage....... qurantined for it’s own protection
under a normal admin, this would justify the use of a B2 wreath to take out the ordinance. Might lose troops in the collateral, but better than letting them get in the wrong hands or allowing the entire situation to be used as blackmail.
I would assume stealing hydrogen bombs is an act of war.
Any innovative scenarios where these could be used in a pre-planned nuclear world war 3?
The decision to leave these weapons in Incirlik and the minimal security could well be a means for Obama to provide an option to help Erdogan’s grand caliphate plans and sow more chaos in the Middle East while providing Obama with plausible deniability.
Turkey under Erdogan is well on it's way to becoming the next Iran - maybe worse.
Recep Tayyip Erdogan; President of Turkey:
“The minarets are our bayonets, the domes our helmets, the mosques our barracks and the faithful our army.”
"Islam is Islam. Democracy is the train we ride to our ultimate victory."
News Alert - US decided it will not extradite Gulen cleric. Situation at Incirlik just cranked up another level.
They should have been gone more than 10 years ago. When Turkey wouldn’t support us on the Iraq invasion, Dubya should have pulled them out.
It takes 45 minutes to get a nuke to the ME via an ICBM. There is NO REASON to keep nukes in the ME - it’s only a question of time before some ME crazy steals one - or all of ‘em.
Stop the madness - bring all nukes home.
Oh, wait...
This is incorrect. WSAs are AF Pax only, along with NNSA/OST sometimes and civilian technicians from Pantex plant occasionally. I have NEVER seen anyone inside a WSA, foreign soil or not without a TS/SCI from DoD or a Q clearance from DOE. Never.
I hope this is incorrect. If Turks are inside the WSA, NNSA/OST would mow them down if they tried anything. That is a high-speed dedicated bunch. I'd rather piss off a bar full of Navy SEALs than mess with OST inside a WSA.