n/t

I however would like to see the NATO nuclear sharing program ended. We have a massive ICBM and SLBM arsenal. If that can't "solve" the problem a couple hundred small gravity bombs aren't going to mater. On the other hand losing control of a dozen nuclear warheads would be a nightmare of epic proportions.

Plus lets face it, the weapon sharing program violates the NPT. The US says otherwise but if anyone else in the world tried it we would be outraged.

due to, again hopefully, them not being involved.

Movement in and out of the Incirlik airbase in southern Turkey has been closed by local military authorities, according to the US consulate. The NATO base stores US tactical nuclear weapons.

"Local authorities are denying movements on to and off of Incirlik Air Base. The power there has also been cut," the US consulate in Adana said in a message.

"Please avoid the air base until normal operations have been restored," it added. No further details were provided.

According to CNN, airspace over the area has also been closed and power to the facility has been cut.

The closure of the airspace has reportedly led to a halt in US air strikes against Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL). CNN was told by sources that the Turkish authorities did make an exception for US aircraft that had already been deployed on missions before the airspace was shut and allowed them to land at the base.

The air space will be closed until Turkish authorities gain full control over the situation in the region following the coup attempt, Turkish officials told the US, adding that they want to make sure that all elements of the Turkish air force are under the control of pro-government forces, as some warplanes and helicopters were used by rebels overnight.

A group within the Turkish military attempted to stage a coup on Friday night, using tanks and attack helicopters. The conspiracy failed, as they didn’t manage to capture any senior government officials and couldn’t win wide support from the Turkish military.

According to the Turkish Prime Minister, at least 265 people have been killed, including 104 pro-coup participants, while 1,440 people were injured in military action in Istanbul and Ankara overnight. Since the plot crumbled, 2,839 soldiers and officers involved in the coup attempt have been arrested.
https://www.rt.com/news/351606-usa-incirlik-base-turkey-blocked/

This is absolutely crazy stuff here!

how any sort of coup can happen in Turkey without the US having prior knowledge leading to a decisive role in the planned event, even if that were to do nothing. Apparently the government is not ready to volunteer anything at all about this obvious question because anything they would say would be "damaging", even were it to plead incompetence or ignorance. Speculating at this stage for the ordinary person wondering about the obvious is kept two steps away from the truth where even speculating about the need to speculate is likely to be ignored by both government and the studiedly naive MSM.

From the very little I know the closest allies to the US in Turkey have always been the military, not necessarily the civilian government and certainly not the Islamicist parties. IF this was a fairly over the top attempt by Erdogan himself to purge dissent he seems to be successfully bullying the US which at the least must have egg on its face for being caught flatfooted and unable to respond. If not then Erdogan is in a similar rage mode now for the US not having given him any heads up.

The people on top, by now, certainly know a lot more about the incident than any within the respective populations.

Livestream: http://www.kudustv.com/canli-yayin/

no non-govt approved demos are being permitted

what is Erdogan trying to do ? does he want the USA to close this base ? Is this going to turn into another Iran hostage deal ?

This could get out of control real fast.