U.S. Slams Turkey With Sanctions For Purchase Of Russia’s S-400 Air Defense System
The move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come.
The move comes after Turkey tests its S-400 surface-to-air missile system, and there could be more consequences to come.
The U.S. government is reportedly examining multiple plans for how it might remove approximately 50 B61 nuclear gravity bombs it keeps in ready storage at the American-operated portion of Turkey’s Incirlik Air Base. This comes a week after Turkey launched an operation into northern Syria that precipitated an all-new crisis in the region and prompted at least a tactical withdrawal of U.S. forces from much of the country amid concerns they could be caught in the fighting.
Turkey remains steadfast in its plans to purchase the air defense systems as its relations with the United States remain cool.
U.S. legislators have more requirements that need to be satisfied before they’ll stop trying to block delivery of the jets.
The law is sure to rattle the already precarious relationship between Turkey and the U.S. and it could have serious consequences for the F-35 program.