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https://www.bloomberg.com/news/arti...crucial-arms-parts-anticipating-u-s-sanctions
Turkey Stockpiles Crucial Weapons Parts, Anticipating U.S. Sanctions
By Selcan Hacaoglu
- Ankara prepared for worst despite conciliatory Trump talk
- Country still haunted by four-year arms embargo in 1970s
S-400 surface-to-air missile launchers during a rehearsal for a WWII Victory Parade in Moscow on May 4, 2019. Photographer: Mladen Antonov/AFP/Getty Images
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Turkey, girding for the worst despite encouraging messages from President Donald Trump, has stockpiled crucial spare parts for American-made weapons in case Congress sanctions it over a contentious Russian missile purchase.
It’s unclear when the stockpiling decision was first taken, but Turkish officials say the preparations were made in anticipation of possible U.S. embargoes. The U.S. has been threatening sanctions against Turkey since 2018, after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan decided to buy the Russian S-400 missile-defense system, a competitor to American-made Patriots.
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