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What are Turkey's nuclear ambitions?

A provisional mining deal last year between Turkey and Niger, one of the world’s biggest uranium producers, has analysts asking if Turkey is taking quiet yet deliberate steps toward producing enriched uranium fuel, a step that could one day lead to nuclear weapons. Andrea Stricker, the deputy director of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies’ (FDD) Nonproliferation and Biodefense Program and an FDD research fellow, joins Thanos Davelis to break down President Erdogan’s nuclear ambitions and the risk of a nuclear Turkey.

You can read the articles we discuss on our podcast here:

FAQ: Is Turkey the Next Nuclear Proliferant State?

Turkey Eyes Niger Mining Projects Amid Competition for Uranium

Turkish corvette off Crete signals Ankara’s intent

Hundreds of Syrians drop asylum bids in Cyprus since Assad’s fall, minister says

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