The United States began to export to Romania based in Turkey’s nuclear weapons amid the recent deterioration of relations between Washington and Ankara. About it reports on Thursday, the European online edition of Euroactiv.
According one of our sources, the relations between the two countries have deteriorated since a coup attempt in Turkey that Washington did not trust Ankara to store weapons. American weapons are transported to the base of Deveselu in Romania”, – writes the edition. It also notes with reference to a second source, that the transport was accompanied by great technical difficulties. “Not only carry more than 20 nuclear warheads,” said a second source.
In this regard, Euroactiv recalls that during the coup on the Turkish military base of Incirlik had disconnected the power supply, and stationed there with the U.S. air force aircraft as it was forbidden to take off and land on the airfield. Later, the commander of the air base were arrested and accused of supporting the coup attempt.
As for the reactions of NATO, the publication stresses that the Alliance has refused direct comment on this issue. “In response to the request, NATO has sent a diplomatic answer, the essence of which is that the allies should provide security deployed in Europe nuclear arms,” explains portal. In addition, Euroactiv asked for comments in the Ministry of foreign Affairs of Turkey and Romania, as well as in the state Department. “American and Turkish representatives promised to respond. Several hours later, the state Department said that on this question we must turn to the defense Ministry”, – notes the edition. Earlier, the former President of Romania Traian Basescu said that the country should not become a place of placing of the nuclear Arsenal, as he commented on the possible intention of the U.S. to move nuclear installations from Incirlik base.
PS. Apparently the results Gulen can be issues and U.S. relations with Turkey continue to deteriorate, if already Yes, such things came + Turkish offer to host Russian aircraft at the Incirlik air base has created a very bizarre situation where American nuclear weapons could be on one object with the aircraft “potential enemy”.
In fact, the United States has with Turkey now has a number of intractable questions:
1. Turkey sciatic Kurds terrorists in recent days, again been several attacks and explosions on Turkish security forces killed dozens and wounded), and the US is positioning them as freedom fighters.
2. Turkey is categorically against the creation of an independent Kurdistan in Northern Syria, the United States, on the contrary this is support. But this issue affected the territorial integrity of Turkey.
3. Turkey wants to extradite Gulen to violence over the military coup, USA this issue delay and do not demonstrate any willingness to give it. This reinforces suspicions of Turkey that the coup attempt were the United States.
4. When Turkey cooperated with the Caliphate were at war with Russia, the United States is arranged. When the situation turned around 180 degrees to do is get stopped and Erdogan was accused of links with the other Vlad and trade with ISIS.
In addition, the U.S. was criticized and criticized “the violation of democracy in Turkey,” the Turkish invasion of Northern Iraq, Erdogan’s dictatorial and so on. In fact, in recent years, US relations with Turkey sluggishly degraded, but in recent months, the degradation of these relations took almost terminal in nature. If the information on the withdrawal of nuclear weapons in Romania is confirmed. and then there is the issue of withdrawal of Turkey from NATO will not seem so impossible. I guess the upcoming Kerry’s visit to Turkey should clarify a lot in a new iteration of American-Turkish relations, especially in the context of improving relations of Turkey with Iran and Russia.
PS2. While the Romanians reject such accusations http://www.rbc.ru/politics/18/08/2016/57b56fe99a79473fe80f4445?from=main At the same time Washington and Brussels continue to zigzag.
