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Reports Turkish troops have sealed off Incirlik US/NATO nuclear air baseTURKISH citizens and police have ‘surrounded’ the Incirlik air base it operates with the United States — and where a large stockpile of NATO nuclear weapons is held — ahead of a visit by a senior US official tomorrow.Reports out of Turkey suggest all entrances to the air base have been blocked by heavy vehicles and police sent to secure its peremiter.The unusual nigh-time move sparked rumours of a second coup attempt on Turkish social media, with concerned citizens rushing to the air base to join the blockade.The move comes less than a week after a top US Army general was accused by Turkish media of ‘leading’ the uprising against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan earlier this month.More: http://www.news.com.au/world/reports-turkish-troops-have-sealed-off-incirlik-usnato-nuclear-air-base/news-story/4d7bb16e4e86842218b5b0d7d70f582b
The nuclear weapons at #Incirlik can be adjusted to over 10x the power of the bomb that blew up Hiroshima. pic.twitter.com/ovnV6BWwL1— p͡r̷im̸it1̨v3 (@Primit1v3) July 31, 2016
The nuclear weapons at #Incirlik can be adjusted to over 10x the power of the bomb that blew up Hiroshima. pic.twitter.com/ovnV6BWwL1
Looks like airspace around #Incirlik is closed pic.twitter.com/ZwaQPpHFNr— Serbo-Canadian (@SerboCanada) July 31, 2016
Looks like airspace around #Incirlik is closed pic.twitter.com/ZwaQPpHFNr
Quote from: AbaraXas on August 01, 2016, 02:25:01 amWhy in the world would NATO keep 25% of their nukes in Turkey??For starters, there is a 'bunker buster' variant, additionally, forward deployment in a willing country. QuoteThe B61 has been deployed by a variety of U.S. military aircraft. Aircraft cleared for its use have included the FB-111A, B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress; F-101 Voodoo, F-100 D & F Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, F/A-18 Hornet, F-111 Aardvark and F-4 Phantom II fighter bombers; A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft; the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Falcon; British, German and Italian Panavia Tornado IDS aircraft. USAFE and all NATO dual role aircraft can carry B61s. The Lockheed S-3 Viking was also able to deploy the B61 as a nuclear depth bomb.The B61 cannot fit inside the F-22 Raptor's weapons bays and will instead be carried by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.[7] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B61_nuclear_bombFly the devices out and leave one behind if it gets too ugly. (oops!)
Why in the world would NATO keep 25% of their nukes in Turkey??
The B61 has been deployed by a variety of U.S. military aircraft. Aircraft cleared for its use have included the FB-111A, B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress; F-101 Voodoo, F-100 D & F Super Sabre, F-104 Starfighter, F/A-18 Hornet, F-111 Aardvark and F-4 Phantom II fighter bombers; A-4 Skyhawk, A-6 Intruder and A-7 Corsair II attack aircraft; the F-15 Eagle, F-15E Strike Eagle and F-16 Falcon; British, German and Italian Panavia Tornado IDS aircraft. USAFE and all NATO dual role aircraft can carry B61s. The Lockheed S-3 Viking was also able to deploy the B61 as a nuclear depth bomb.The B61 cannot fit inside the F-22 Raptor's weapons bays and will instead be carried by the Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II.[7]
For starters, there is a 'bunker buster' variant, additionally, forward deployment in a willing country. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B61_nuclear_bombFly the devices out and leave one behind if it gets too ugly. (oops!)
