Turkey to join MRBM club

[TLAM Strike]

Saudi has them now Turkey is going for some Scuds.

Alt***305;nba***351;ak said TÜB***304;TAK had already produced and delivered a missile with a range of 500 kilometers to the Turkish military and added that the missile had displayed a mere five-meter deviation from its target in field tests. In the next phase of the program this year, TÜB***304;TAK will first test the 1,500-kilometer missile before heading for the final goal of 2,500 kilometers.

2,500 km would put Tel Aviv, Moscow, Berlin and Paris within range of missile attack.

***8220;Why would the Turks need these missiles? Where will they use them? Against which threats? It is also intriguing that Turkey, which seeks a modern air force with deterrent firepower, is going along the path many rogue states with no modern air force capabilities have gone,***8221; the specialist said.

It ends with "uclear"


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