Turkey's nuclear onset : military policy, techno-nationalism trends and defence industrial capabilities

Zusammenfassung: President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has recently stated that there is no reason why Turkey should not have nuclear warhead-tipped missiles, at a time when other nations also possess such a deterrent. The Turkish president’s remarks sparked heated debates as to Ankara’s possible military policy shifts and related nuclear objectives. In the 2010s, Turkey accomplished a number of outstanding achievements in the defence sector, especially in unmanned systems development. Ankara is also pursuing a ballistic missile programme (the Bora missile) which saw its operational debut back in May 2019. However, in the short term, the Turkish defence technological and industrial base (DTIB) lacks the capacity to support military-grade nuclear proliferation, nuclear warhead design and strategic ballistic missile production. More importantly, present indicators suggest no backtrack from Turkey’s non-proliferation commitments. Rather, the 'nuclear missile' rhetoric essentially highlights Ankara’s geopolitical worldview

Object Details

• Location: Deutsche Nationalbibliothek Frankfurt am Main
• Extent: 1 Online-Ressource (4 Seiten)
• Language: Englisch

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: SWP comment ; no. 38 (October 2019) ; SWP comment ; no. 38 (October 2019)

Classification and Topics

• Classification: Politik
• Keyword: Militärtechnik ; Verteidigung ; Potenzial ; Sicherheitspolitik ; Kernenergiepolitik ; Politik ; Militär ; Kernenergie ; Kernwaffe ; Entwicklung ; Waffe ; Gerät ; Erprobung ; Implikation ; Rüstungsindustrie ; Technik ; Mittelstaat ; Politische Führung ; Führung ; Internationales politisches System ; Position ; Tendenz ; Türkei

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (where): Berlin
• (who): SWP
• (when): [October 2019]
• Creator: Kasapoğlu, Can
• Contributor: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik

Further information

• DOI: 10.18449/2019C38
• URN: urn:nbn:de:101:1-2023112321333075084801
• Rights: Der Zugriff auf das Objekt ist unbeschränkt möglich.
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