SHOCK CLAIM: US is moving nukes from Turkey to Romania amid fears ISIS could snatch them
THE US is moving is stock of nuclear weapons from Turkey to Romania over fears terrorists could gain access to them, it has been claimed.
But sources said the terror threat and worsening relations between Washington and Ankara means the nukes will be moved the Deveselu air base in Romania.
The source said: “It’s not easy to move 20 plus nukes.”
The shock claims come after a report by the Stimson Centre warned the stash of nuclear missiles could fall into the hands of terrorists such as Islamic State.
Whether the US could have maintained control of the weapons in the event of a protracted civil conflict in Turkey is an unanswerable question
And Laicie Heely, the report’s author, added: “From a security point of view, it’s a roll of the dice to continue to have approximately 50 of America’s nuclear weapons stationed at Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.”
A NATO spokesman told EurActiv.com: “NATO’s nuclear deterrence posture also relies, in part, on United States’ nuclear weapons forward-deployed in Europe and on capabilities and infrastructure provided by Allies concerned.
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