Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East
... the presence of nuclear weapons in Turkey was counterproductive since there was no longer a threat to “deter,"and that NATO was unable to counter the new challenges and threats [ 14 ]. The nuclear control situation began to deteriorate in 2000-2010 ... ... coalition invading Afghanistan and Iraq, and also due to a series of nationhood crises in the region and the Saudi Arabia-Iran and Israel-Iran rivalries. The general belief is that Israel is the only country in the region that possesses nuclear weapons, while ...