Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East
... invade Cuba, and to dismantle the Jupiter missiles in Turkey [ 10 ]. The resolution alleviated the global tension. However, NATO retained its nuclear weapons in five countries that were not officially postnuclear powers- Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Turkey ... ... signed a number of international non-proliferation agreements, and supported the idea of creating a nuclear-free zone in the Middle East. Ankara signed the Non- Proliferation Treaty on 28 January 1969 and ratified it in 1980. In the period that followed ...