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Amos Gilad: Turkey against a nuclear Iran
Atilla Somfalvi
Published: 09.04.13, 15:09
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1. iran
anton ,   istanbul   (04.09.13)
turkey doesnt fear iranian nukes but naturally doesnt like the idea of nuke armed nation just like turkey doesnt like nuclear israel turkey has nato nukes and can go nuclear herself when iranians obtain bombs whats there to fear from them iraninans knows they cant mess with turkey their animosity is toward israel, not turkey
2. Syria shutdown two Turkish Jets
Sam   (04.09.13)
killed their pilots and Turkey could not pull any trigger, is Syria stronger than Iran? NO. So anton Iran can repeatedly mess you up. You remain a prey before Iran.
3. Anton, I agree with you.
Obsessive ,   Turkey   (04.09.13)
Pakistan and Turkey are nuclear and both buy Iranian gas.
4. Anton and Obsessive.
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (04.09.13)
1. Anton seem to be comfortable stating that Iran's animosity is towards Israel and not Turkey therefore should Turkey should not be concerned. When Germany easily took Austria other European countries thought that it was not their problem. We know the results. In the case of Iran, they have threatened Turkey not so long ago. 2. The US nuclear arsenal located in Turkey is not under Turkish control. NATO has these there for NATO interests. If Turkey is in a conflict t is not absolutely guaranteed that NATO will be there for Turkey. In 1974 Cyprus conflict NATO did not support Turkey and USA established a very heavy embargo on Turkey. 3. Pakistan has nuclear power against India. They are not there to protect Turkey or Iran. 4. Nuclear power is not there to be used. It is a show of power to deter. However in the hands of crazy Mullahs or a young kid such as Kim Jung Un it mat be a danger for the entire world.
5. Anton #1
liitvac120   (04.09.13)
The issue here is geo-political, and that always trumps B.S. and wishful thinking. Iran has no interest in starting a war with Israel, no matter how much some people wish it. Learn some history, and maybe suggest that Erdrogan learn some too. litvac120
6. David
litvac120   (04.09.13)
To David Thanks for a little common sense. Nato may not be there in the future, so Turkey will be on it's own. Thanks to Erdrogan and his Islamic policies, wishful thinking has taken hold in Turkey. Reality however will always orevail. litvac120
7. David and 5
anton ,   istanbul   (04.09.13)
David 1i stated just the truth, iran doesnt want conflict with turkey for many reasons im sure you know this, to be honest i tink its iranians and israelis problem to solve the way you guys see it fit will bring consequences, be it good or bad i dont have any sympathy towards iran yet do have alıtte towards israel jews are nice people but i am all for fairness if you have it then they can have it too, my mistrust is equal towards every country who has nukes, you call mullahs mad but united states nuked civilians twice 2there are 90 warheads in incirlik air base in turkey 40 of them are allocated for turkeys use incase of nuclear attack under nato charter an attack against one is attack is against all so if iran or any other country were to nuke turkey nato has to defend turkey if not then alliance will collapse afterwords 3as you have said nato cant be relied upon especially if your country is at stake thats why turkey has signed nuclear sharing treaty with pakistan im sure turkey already made plans on scenarios on how to use them so pakistans nukes are open for turey david :) lastly like i said country will probbaly follow te suit if power balances in middle east changes turkey can withdraw npt and obtain her own nukes as well number 5 if iran has no interest attacking israel then whats all this fuss coming out of israel ?;)
8. #7 anton
Albrecht Klein ,   Germany   (04.09.13)
You have the nukes - but do you also have the codes?
9. Anton #7
David Israel ,   New York, USA   (04.09.13)
Israel is a small country the size of about Konya or New Jersey with a population of about 7 Million and surrounded by enemies who loudly state that they want to destroy Israel. Nuclear arms is a deterrent for Israel. Never used in the wars past., This is why Israel must have the strongest military might and arms just to deter her enemies and survive. Iran is not being threatened by any neighbors. Iran's president constantly state that he would like to erase Israel from the map. This is why must never have any nuclear arms. USA and Israel are in agreement on this. USA felt that Turkey also must be on her side and this is why the warming of Turko/Israeli relations were forced upon Israel and Turkey by President Obama. Therefore if this warming up ends up successful where will Turkey stand vis a vis Iran?
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