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Turkey's nuclear onset: military policy, techno-nationalism trends and defence industrial capabilities
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has recently stated that there is no reason why Turkey should not have nuclear warhead-tipped missiles, at a time when other nations also possess such a deterrent. The Turkish president's remarks sparked heated debates as to Ankara’s possible military policy shifts an... view more
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has recently stated that there is no reason why Turkey should not have nuclear warhead-tipped missiles, at a time when other nations also possess such a deterrent. The Turkish president's remarks sparked heated debates as to Ankara’s possible military policy shifts and related nuclear objectives. In the 2010s, Turkey accomplished a number of outstanding achievements in the defence sector, especially in unmanned systems development. Ankara is also pursuing a ballistic missile programme (the Bora missile) which saw its operational debut back in May 2019. However, in the short term, the Turkish defence technological and industrial base (DTIB) lacks the capacity to support military-grade nuclear proliferation, nuclear warhead design and strategic ballistic missile production. More importantly, present indicators suggest no backtrack from Turkey's non-proliferation commitments. Rather, the 'nuclear missile' rhetoric essentially highlights Ankara’s geopolitical worldview. (author's abstract)... view less
Keywords
Turkey; military; engineering; security policy; defense policy; nuclear weapon; nuclear energy; defense industry; technical development; military policy; rhetoric; Middle East
Classification
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
Free Keywords
Militärische Nutzung der Kernenergie; Nuklearwaffen; Entwicklung und Erprobung von Waffen/Gerät; Implikation; Technologischer Entwicklungsstand; Regionale Führungsmacht; Führungsanspruch; Status und Rolle im internationalen System; Entwicklungsperspektive und -tendenz
Document language
English
Publication Year
2019
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 38/2019
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C38
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications