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@book{ Kasapoglu2019, title = {Turkey's nuclear onset: military policy, techno-nationalism trends and defence industrial capabilities}, author = {Kasapoglu, Can}, year = {2019}, series = {SWP Comment}, pages = {4}, volume = {38/2019}, address = {Berlin}, publisher = {Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit}, issn = {1861-1761}, doi = {https://doi.org/10.18449/2019C38}, urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-65531-2}, abstract = {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. (author's abstract)}, keywords = {Türkei; Turkey; Militär; military; Technik; engineering; Sicherheitspolitik; security policy; Verteidigungspolitik; defense policy; Kernwaffe; nuclear weapon; Kernenergie; nuclear energy; Rüstungsindustrie; defense industry; technische Entwicklung; technical development; Militärpolitik; military policy; Rhetorik; rhetoric; Nahost; Middle East}}