New Turkish ICBM signals nuclear deterrence ambitions beyond NATO

Turkey’s flashy unveiling of the Yildirimhan intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) revealed less about the missile itself than about the country’s accelerating drive toward strategic autonomy in an increasingly unstable Middle East. Reports this month on Yildirimhan’s debut at Istanbul’s SAHA 2026 defense expo portrayed the missile as a symbol of Turkey’s ambition to become a […] The post New Turkish ICBM signals nuclear deterrence ambitions beyond NATO ap...