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#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.
#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 geo-political worldview.
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1- Good reminder amidst the 'hot' #nuclear warhead-tipped missiles debates revolving around #Turkey. In brief, @EdamOrg EDAM Security and Defense Program Director Dr. Can Kasapoglu argues:
2- "From a military standpoint, the #Bora tactical ballistic missile could offer robust war-fighting capabilities for the #Turkish Armed Forces. The missile is road-mobile, carried by a TELAR (transporter-erector-launcher).
3- Road-mobile missiles are more survivable on the battlefield, as they can be deployed to different launch positions flexibly. While fixed launch sites could come under adversaries’ preventive strikes, locating and targeting TELARs necessitates a consuming intelligence effort.
