US nukes at Turkey base at risk of seizure: report - Polidicks

[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;50890159]I will point out as the article states that they are effectively useless without US launch codes. It would still be terrifying for them to fall into terrorist hands, or worse: a nation with some nuclear capacity that could be potentially hostile.[/QUOTE] Imagine if they managed to detonate all 50 of them where they are, though

[QUOTE=Tamschi;50890179]There are unfortunately quite a few other ways to use a nuke beyond launching it as intended.[/QUOTE] such as using it to fix that one wobbly dining room table

[QUOTE=rampageturke 2;50890229]and to set it off by reaction is pretty precise stuff, iirc[/QUOTE] Depends on the type of bomb, gun-type uranium bombs are relatively easy to set off. Plutonium though? Not so much.

I can't imagine the us just sitting idly while someone steals their nukes either tbh, I can imagine the base being levelled or retaken within two days in case that happens.

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[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50890583]Israel is a country that exists. Why is Turkey, a country undergoing coups staged by their own government while bickering with Russia and helping ISIS, important to us?[/QUOTE] This recent Turkey malarkey is pretty new stuff. Looking at the bigger picture they've been in NATO since 1952, the location plays great strategical importance and Turkey has gone through a number of coups in the past and came out of it. But it's possible everyone will have to re-evaluate their relationships and views of Turkey eventually, yes.

[QUOTE=Marzipas;50890154]why the fuck are there FIFTY nukes over there wtf[/QUOTE] Because the Soviets have their nukes currently stationed in Cuba

[QUOTE=BlackMageMari;50890159]I will point out as the article states that they are effectively useless without US launch codes. It would still be terrifying for them to fall into terrorist hands, or worse: a nation with some nuclear capacity that could be potentially hostile.[/QUOTE] the launch codes all being 00000000 of/c

[QUOTE=J!NX;50891488]the launch codes all being 00000000 of/c[/QUOTE] no

[QUOTE=Satane;50891475]soviets, currently ?[/QUOTE] I think it's tongue in cheek of how hypocritical it was for the US to flip shit over the Missile crisis and have similar weapons stationed so close to Russian soil today.

Well it would be hard to believe that they are just sitting there with no one keeping an eye on them. If they are still there, and they were really in danger, I imagine that someone is going to come along to protect them.

[QUOTE=Rowtree;50890126]:speechless:[/QUOTE] It's one of America's most heavily defended foreign airbases. Being that close isn't an issue. I'd be more concerned about the Turks stealing weapons than ISIS. [editline]16th August 2016[/editline] The report is trash by the way. They're calling for a weaker nuclear posture in the face of increasing Russian aggression. [editline]16th August 2016[/editline] They also don't actually back up anything they say. They just say they're at risk and move on. They also massively over inflated the cost of the B61 by including 10% of maintenance costs for the F16, F15 and F35 in the number.

[QUOTE=1/4 Life;50890583]Israel is a country that exists. Why is Turkey, a country undergoing coups staged by their own government while bickering with Russia and helping ISIS, important to us?[/QUOTE] We don't use Israel as an air strip for the sole purpose that if we were seen using airbases inside Israel to bomb jihadists that'd throw fuel on the fire and give those nutjobs more propaganda potential to work with.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;50891594]no[/QUOTE] I wouldn't be surprised. Our nukes were secured with bike locks until 1998.

[QUOTE=Sector 7;50891594]no[/QUOTE] ok your right they're all 123456 [editline]15th August 2016[/editline] except one of them is 123457 because they put it in wrong