B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture
B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture
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Coup attempt in Turkey raises a nuclear concern at US air base

Incirlik Air Base was an operational centre of the attempted coup. It is also America’s largest foreign stockpile of nuclear weapons.

Tribune News Service
Tribune News Service

Updated: 2:54pm, 20 Jul, 2018

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B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture
B61 nuclear bombs in storage at an undisclosed location. The B61’s are the last US tactical nuclear weapons based in Europe, originally placed there as a deterrent to a ground invasion by the Soviet Union. Photo: SCMP Picture
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