NEWS CENTER – With the dossier “YOUR SILENCE KILLS” our news agency uncovers the details of the banned warfare agents used by the Turkish occupying army against the guerrilla areas in southern Kurdistan. The outrage that Russia’s war of invasion against Ukraine is experiencing has obscured in the international public the invasion of the fascist AKP-MHP against the Kurdish areas in southern Kurdistan, Iraq and leaves this in the dark. This dossier has been developed with the aim of drawing attention to the war crimes committed by the Turkish occupying state against the Kurds and the Kurdistan Freedom Movement, and to create bases for an outcry that is urgently needed against these war crimes, in addition to the reports and the documents that the HPG and YJA Star guerrilla forces collect during the war and make visible to the public.
After the Central Command (NPG) published on October 18 the identities of 17 guerrillas who died due to the war crimes of the Turkish occupation army with chemical weapons and banned Şehîd bombs and at the same time the news agency ANF published footage of the two guerrillas Helbest Koçerin and Baz Mordem who were under the strong influence of chemical weapons and subsequently died Şehîd, the public once again realized what it means that these cruel warfare agents are used against people. What was started on a large scale by the German soldiers in the First World War was further developed covertly or publicly by the hegemonic states and advanced in all perversion. Today, the fascist AKP-MHP government is resorting to these weapons under the NATO partnership to destroy the freedom struggle of Kurdistan, which has become hope for the oppressed societies worldwide.
However, there are still great doubts among the general public whether the Turkish occupying state is actually using nuclear weapons against the guerrillas as well. After the first information was published by the HPG, there were several reactions from individuals who did not believe this reality.
For this reason, in the last part of the section on the weapons used, we will focus on the use of nuclear weapons, and we have given this section special importance in order to dispel the doubts that exist with the information available to us and to create awareness. This section is divided into two parts. The first part deals with nuclear weapons in general and the so-called B-61 missiles, while the second deals more specifically with the use of tactical nuclear weapons, the so-called ADM.
3.2 POISON GAS AND CHEMICAL WEAPONS
3.2.2 PULMONARY AGENTS – GREEN CROSS – GREEN CROSS
3.2.3 YELLOW CROSS MUSTART – YELLOW CROSS – SKIN COMBATANT
MUSTARD GAS- LOST
3.2.4 BLOOD WARFARE AGENT
HYDROGEN CYANIDE – HYDROCYANIC ACID
3.2.5 PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE AGENTS
3.2.6 OCULAR WARFARE AGENTS – WHITE CROSS/DRINKING GAS
3.4 NUCLEAR WEAPONS
In the July 15, 2022, balance sheet, the HPG reported for the first time since the start of the invasion operation by Turkey’s fascist, genocidal AKP-MHP government that tactical nuclear weapons had been used against the guerrillas. In the July 29, 2022 report, the HPG Press Center stated:
- “On July 27-28, the Girê Hakkarî, Girê Cûdî, Girê FM, Karker and Girê Amediyê resistance areas and Şehid Umît fighting positions were bombed 16 times with chemical weapons and tactical nuclear bombs.”
- Again, on July 30, the HPG reports that tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons were used against the Girê FM and Girê Amediyê resistance areas 11 times on July 29.
- A day later, it is again reported that the Şehîd Adil war tunnels in the Çemço resistance area were bombed three times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons. Again, the Girê Cûdî resistance area was bombed twice with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons on July 31.
- On 01 August, the Girê FM and Şikefta Birîndara resistance areas were bombed five times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.
- On 02 August, the Girê Amediyê and Girê FM resistance areas were bombed 15 times with tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons.
- On 03 August, tactical atomic bombs and chemical weapons were used against Kriesgtunnel Werxelê and in Karker and Çemço resistance areas.
- On August 04, tactical nuclear bombs and chemical weapons were used to bomb the fighting positions and war tunnels in the Girê Cûdî, Werxelê, Şikefta Birîndara and Çemço resistance areas.
During the “Cold War”, there was research and development, especially on the part of the USA, into smaller nuclear weapons, which were considered particularly dangerous because their use would cause less of a stir. Instead of destroyed cities and thousands of deaths like in Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the public would only see small craters, which is why the inhibition threshold for the use of such weapons, which are also comparatively cheap, would diminish. With the lack of public attention and thus the lack of negative image and without the loss of own soldiers, this research could produce significant consequences for the future.
In general, versions of nuclear weapons can be distinguished between strategic and tactical nuclear weapons. Strategic nuclear weapons are nuclear weapons with high explosive power that are designed to destroy targets in the enemy’s hinterland, for example, such as entire cities and landscapes, and are not used on the battlefield. Their explosive power ranges from the kiloton range to over 100 megatons of TNT, such as in the case of the hydrogen bomb.
3.4.1 TACTICAL NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Tactical nuclear weapons are systems that, because of their range, explosive power, and deployment locations, can be used against military targets on a limited battlefield. In other words, they are specifically designed to be used in a specific region without causing widespread destruction and massive radioactive contamination. Tactical nuclear weapons are also called nuclear battlefield weapons or sub-strategic nuclear weapons, among others, and were developed and deployed by the United States during the Cold War, as well as by the Soviet Union. Tens of thousands of tactical nuclear weapons, artillery shells, and nuclear defense missiles, as well as ground explosive devices, were stockpiled by the two blocs. Tactical nuclear weapons suggest to be more harmless than strategic nuclear weapons because they are smaller and more targeted, however, with an explosive power of up to 10 KT, they are equivalent to the Hiroshima atomic bomb that was dropped in 1945, killing over 136,000 people in four months.
According to the general information, none of these nuclear weapons were ever used because the risk was too great that it would cause the outbreak of a global nuclear war.
It is said that in the 1990s, the number of stockpiled tactical nuclear weapons was greatly reduced by both the U.S. and Russia, for example, the U.S. is said to have reduced its stockpile of tactical nuclear weapons by 90 percent. Information on current stockpiles varies and is also outdated.
According to official data, the U.S. is said to be in possession of 230 tactical nuclear weapons, 100 of which are said to be stored in the European region. These nuclear weapons stockpiles include bases in Turkey, such as in Balıkesir, Incirlik Air Base and Akıncı (Mürted), although no nuclear weapons are said to be stored in the first and last base, according to the latest information from 2019. Information also varies on the number of weapons stored, but it is also not up to date. According to the information from 2019, 60 to 70 B61 – 3/4 bombs are stored in Incirlik Air Base (which is close to the border with Rojava). There is no official information about Russia’s stockpile, but experts believe that Russia is said to possess up to 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons.
Thus, it is known that research and development of these nuclear weapons has continued despite the alleged reduction by the USA.
To date, tactical nuclear weapons have been developed in a wide variety of designs and forms; in general, a distinction can be made between 11 different types. Tactical nuclear weapons include:
- nuclear artillery shells (such as the W9);
- propellant infantry shells, short-range tactical surface-to-surface missiles;
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atomic demolition munitions (atomic mines) - nuclear free-fall bombs (such as the B-61);
- air-to-air missiles;
- nuclear depth charges for submarines;
- nuclear-tipped torpedos;
- nuclear-tipped sea target missiles.
