[Mariner]

It would be Erdogans last major act.

The US will do whatever it takes to ensure those weapons do not fall outside our control.

That's been the bedrock of US military policy from the invention of these things. It's inculcated in everyone in the chain from their very first training.

The entire US military will use every mechanism at their disposal to ensure nobody but US military personnel has access to these weapons, including detonation in place.

[Fungi]

“including detonation in place. “ I don’t think so....Nuts.

[Dracomeister]

Deadly force is, and always has been, authorized to prevent the theft of Special Weapons. The question is whether the local CINC will do his job or bend over for the muzzy in the white hut. In either case his career is over.

[Iscool]

The entire US military will use every mechanism at their disposal to ensure nobody but US military personnel has access to these weapons, including detonation in place.

You have far more confidence in Obama than I have...I suspect the reason the nukes are still there is because Obama won't let them leave...