Turkey's New Ballistic Missile Program Raises Eyebrows and Concerns
By Aaron Stein, on 31 Jul 2012, Briefing



Turkeys defense procurements to date have focused heavily on defensive systems aimed at the former Soviet Union and offensive systems designed to attack the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK). Backed by the safety and security offered by the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations collective security guarantee, as well as between 60 and 70 American tactical nuclear weapons stationed on Turkish soil, Ankara revamped its national security strategy in October 2010. In a sharp departure from the past, Ankara announced that it was removing old foes Iran, Iraq, Greece and Russia from the list of countries considered to be a threat and embarking on a more inclusive foreign policy.

While the events of the past 18 months have altered Turkeys security situation, Ankara has not announced any changes to its 2010 defense policy. Turkey remains committed to its long-standing pursuit of defeating its Kurdish insurgency, establishing regional stability and securing economic and political influence in neighboring countries. Therefore, Turkeys recent announcement that it intends to develop 1,500-mile medium-range ballistic missiles is a bit baffling. The missile is not useful for the fight against the PKK, nor is it entirely clear whom Ankara will aim it at. ...


http://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/articles/12216/turkeys-new-ballistic-missile-program-raises-eyebrows-and-concerns

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What a piece of rubbish writing of the Jew.

Ofcourse the 1500 miles ballistic missile comes handy when the PKK is at distance!

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JEWS DONT LIKE STRONG FORCE AROUND THEM.

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Turkey: Is Ankara Going Ballistic?
July 31, 2012 - 9:48pm, by Yigal Schleifer


Although Turkey late last year indicated its concern about the threat of ballistic missiles by agreeing to host part of NATO's new missile defense shield, Ankara now appears to be moving past this defensive posture towards something more robust.

As Today's Zaman recently reported, officials in Ankara have said that Turkey will soon start developing its own ballistic missiles. From TZ's article:

According to information acquired by Todays Zaman from sources within the Defense Ministry, Ankara will produce its own ballistic missile system to avert any threat directed against Turkish national security. The decision was taken in a recent meeting of the Defense Industry Executive Committee led by Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoan on July 17....

....Officials underlined that it is an imperative and necessity for Turkey to produce and develop such missiles to maintain its deterrent capability and to feel safe in an insecure environment. The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBTAK) is now developing a missile called an SOM with a range of 300 kilometers. This will be a first step towards developing a ballistic missile with a range of 2,500 kilometers. Unlike other types of missiles, ballistic missiles can fly beyond the Earths atmosphere as they dont burn oxygen, meeting no air resistance. A ballistic missile spends most of its flight in space. After the lunch, the missile arches up from one point and lands at another point. It is difficult to detect a ballistic missile on radar and harder to intercept a ballistic missile than a conventional one.

But does Turkey really need ballistic missiles? And against which threat exactly would Turkey use these missiles? In a new briefing for the World Politics Review website, Turkey-based non-proliferation analyst Aaron Stein says its questions like these that make the news coming out of Ankara both confusing and troubling. Writes Stein:

The historical role for ballistic missiles naturally raises concerns about Turkeys ultimate intent, especially when paired with its ambitious nuclear plans. Since Ankaras 2006 decision to relaunch its decades-old effort to purchase nuclear reactors, many have dubbed Turkey as the most likely state in the Middle East to pursue a nuclear capability in the event Iran develops atomic weapons. For now, however, Ankara does not appear to have made any decision to break its robust and long-standing commitment to the global nonproliferation regime. It is a member of every relevant nonproliferation instrument and appears to have conditioned future reactor sales on the delivery and removal of nuclear fuel by supplier states.

Stein concludes that Ankara's real goal may actually be to develop a rocket that can deliver a satellite to low-earth orbit, something that would help Turkey with its intelligence gathering. This conclusion is supported by the Today's Zaman article, which quotes an an anonymous government source as saying the missile project was focused on creating a Turkish satellite launch vehicle, perhaps with the help of an eastern European country that still possesses Soviet-era rocket technology.

Whatever the ultimate goal of Turkey's possible new missile program, it's appears that Ankara wants to at least create the perception among policymakers and military planners in some regional capitals that it's going ballistic.


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Admit it guys akp is not the best, they fool their own citizens sometimes (but then again who doesnt) but they are one of the few who really got TR an international voice. We are active in the interantional area and finally see that the world is bigger than only our country. These guys really wanna play boss in the region and clearly they work hard for it. Ballistic missiles woth nuke heads will give us so much Political leverage its worth all the critics and erfforts