Octobre 2007 / ISN Security Watch

Turkey’s rising nuclear ambitions

>Turkey’s rising nuclear ambitions

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>As Turkey pushes ahead with its nuclear energy ambitions in the face

>of predicted energy shortfalls and a perceived threat from Iran,

>critics express concerns about internal safety, security and a

>regional arms race.

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>By Dorian Jones in Istanbul for ISN Security Watch (15/10/07)

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>"Nuclear energy is not an option. It is a necessity. Turkey is a

>strong state and has to be strong in nuclear energy as well," Turkish (...)