Pakistan serving to Turkey to attain nuclear weapons

The fast improvement and manufacturing of nuclear and missile applied sciences by Turkey has now induced a serious safety risk not simply within the area but additionally throughout the globe and has ignited a serious concern over the proliferation of nuclear weapons around the globe now.
The nuclear weapon ambitions and the black-marketeering of nuclear know-how by rogue nuclear nations like Pakistan and Iran has now threatened the peace and tranquillity of nations from the North Atlantic to the Middle East. A collection of current developments have grabbed the world’s consideration after Turkish dictator Tayyip Erdogan expressed his intent to develop nuclear and missile applied sciences to fulfil his geopolitical aspirations.
Recently, in accordance with a report, Pakistan’s Defence Secretary Lt. General (Retd.) Mian Muhammad Hilal Hussain led a Pakistani delegation met the Deputy Chief of Turkish Army General Selcuk Bayraktaroglu led the Turkish delegation through the fifteenth Turkey-Pakistan High-Level Military Dialogue Group (HLMDG) on 22-23 December 2020, which is the most important institutional setup between each the international locations on defence cooperation.
A collection of a number of conferences between top-level representatives of armies of each the nations have been reportedly carried out to observe the progress made in earlier conferences between defence representatives.
Meetings held to debate switch of nuclear know-how
The insiders consider that the assembly and the deliberations mentioned have been simply the tip of the iceberg as it’s half of a bigger screenplay of sharing nuclear and missile applied sciences between the 2 international locations. It is believed that Erdogan has personally requested Pakistani Army Chief General Bajwa to assist with nuclear weapon know-how which Pakistan has reportedly agreed to. The assembly was organised to debate procedural elements of the know-how switch that would happen and overlaying the method on the identical time.
Reportedly, the Pakistani defence delegation visited Turkish defence firms together with Bakyar (UAV OEM), TAI, HAVELSAN and ASELSAN. They additionally met high Turkish Army generals and bureaucrats coping with the manufacturing of missiles and different aerial applied sciences and in addition held conferences with the top of Presidency of Turkish Defence Industries Prof. Ismail Demir and CEO of Turkish Aerospace Limited (TAI) Dr. Temil Kotil.
Pakistan and China are believed to be the international locations which are liable for the black advertising and marketing of nuclear know-how and serving to rogue international locations like North Korea, Iran to construct their nuclear capabilities.
Pakistan is now aiding Turkey by transferring the missile applied sciences and Pakistani scientists are serving to Turkey construct its capability within the manufacturing of missiles. The top-level Pakistani scientists are presently working with Turkey to reinforce its ballistic and nuclear capabilities. By indulging in unlawful transfers of missile applied sciences to Turkey, Pakistan has violated the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) and non-proliferation guidelines.
Turkey is searching for to accumulate nuclear weapon know-how because the Sixties. However, it’s a signatory to the nuclear non-proliferation treaty (NPT) and the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT). Erdogan has not made it secret that he doesn’t settle for any constraints imposed on Turkey by nuclear powers.
Turkey’s nuclear ambitions
In 2019, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan had stated it was unacceptable for nuclear-armed states to forbid Ankara from acquiring its personal nuclear weapons however didn’t say whether or not Turkey had plans to acquire them.
“Some countries have missiles with nuclear warheads, not one or two. But (they tell us) we can’t have them. This, I cannot accept,” Erdogan has stated his ruling AK Party members. According to Erdogan, Turkey wants the identical safety as Israel. “We have Israel nearby, as almost neighbours. They scare (other nations) by possessing these. No one can touch them,” he had stated.
In this regard, Pakistan has now grow to be an essential accomplice for Turkey to reach getting a nuclear weapon. Pakistan is the one recognized Muslim nation with nuclear weapons state on the earth, which is touted to be the protector of the Islamic nations. Pakistan additionally has the worst observe report of nuclear proliferation and Turkey was as soon as a hub for rogue Pakistani nuclear scientist Abdul Qadeer Khan.
Pakistan has been a kingpin of the ‘nuclear black market and it is not an unknown fact to know how Turkey contributed to Pakistan’s nuclear enterprise. The nuclear black market of Pakistan led by Abdul Qadeer Khan helped quite a few international locations in sharing missile applied sciences, particularly within the manufacturing of centrifuges.
According to the International Institute of Strategic Strategic Studies, Turkish firms helped the AQ Khan to hold out enterprise of nuclear applied sciences and in addition covertly import supplies from Europe and export the completed merchandise to gamers like Libya, Iran and North Korea. It can also be alleged that Turkey may already be possessing a substantial variety of centrifuges made by Pakistan.
Pakistan intends to switch nuclear weapons tech to Turkey via black markets
Interestingly, the subsequent assembly of HLMDG between the 2 Islamic international locations is scheduled in 2021 and sources have revealed that each the international locations might be deciding on fast-tracking of missile know-how switch, capability constructing of Turkey in producing centrifuges, buy of small armed Turkish drones by Pakistan, acquisition on high-range Turkish mini drones by Pakistani Army.
Amidst this, Pakistan can also be engaged on behalf of Turkey to seek out new patrons for Turkish defence tools to counter the CAATSA (Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) sanctions imposed by the US. Turkey is afraid of shedding its defence market after these impositions and has sought Pakistan’s help.
The geopolitical specialists consider that Erdogan sees Pakistani nuclear and missile capabilities as an essential weapon in attaining his caliphate aspirations. However, the silver lining is that a lot of the Arab international locations are actually irked by rogue powers like Turkey and Pakistan and are actually dissociating themselves from Pakistan.