CNBC:
WASHINGTON — NATO, the world’s most powerful military alliance, is stuck in the middle of tricky weapons sale between Russia and Turkey and the United States.
Last year, Ankara signed an agreement with Moscow for S-400 missiles, a deal reportedly worth $2.5 billion. All the while, Turkey has helped finance America’s most expensive weapons system, the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.
In short, these two big ticket weapons systems that Turkey hopes to add to its budding arsenal can be used against each other.
The Russian-made S-400 missile system, which is equipped with eight launchers and 32 missiles, is capable of targeting stealth warplanes like the F-35 fighter. Turkey’s march toward procuring the Russian missile system has raised concerns among NATO partners and Washington, who are wary of Moscow’s increasing military presence in the region.
