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Turkey planning nuclear weapons

Turkey Plans to Produce Nuclear Weapons. – The Orange Room – forum.tayyar.org  20 Jan 2010 OTTAWA, According to a piece published in the July 26 edition of theOttawa Citizen, the Turkish government has ordered the Turkish NuclearEnergy Commission to prepare a report detailing prospects of making Turkeya stronger nation due to its nuclear capabilities, by producing nuclearweapons…….….. Turkey has expressed interest in buying two Candu reactors from Canada,
stated the Turkish Ambassador to Canada Omer Ersun in an extensive
interview with the Ottawa Citizen, the entire text of which will be
published in the Weekend Edition of Asbarez.

The newspaper reported that Canadian nuclear energy experts have deemed
the Turkish venture extremely dangerous………….while the price of uranium on the common market fairly
inexpensive, Turkish officials have stated that Turkey would produce its
own plutonium, which call into question Turkey’s motives for such a
venture.
An announcement from the Turkish Nuclear Energy Commission stated that the
new plants would have a strategic and economic importance.

Turkey Plans to Produce Nuclear Weapons. – The Orange Room – forum.tayyar.org

January 20, 2010 - Posted by | Turkey, weapons and war | , , , ,

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