Ex-Turkish Diplomat Says US Has Nukes in Istanbul

A senior Turkish diplomat says the United States has stored tactical nuclear weapons in Istanbul.

Former Turkish defense ministry adviser and retired ambassador to Washington, Taner Baytok asserted that nearly 100 tactical nuclear weapons were stored, "not at the US Incirlik Base in Adana", but in Istanbul, the most populated city of the country, Hurriyet Daily News reported.

He said some of these weapons are in other cities near the Black Sea.

"Twelve million people are living on nuclear warheads in Istanbul... Those weapons must be taken out of Turkey," he added.'

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