Turkey has decided to place the long-range S-400 missile system it purchased from Russia’s arms export agency Rosoboronexport in a storage facility rather than activating it and deepening the rift it faces with the US and risking further sanctions.

The revelation that the missiles are stored at an unknown location was made in a speech by Defense Minister Hulusi Akar during deliberations at parliament’s Planning and Budget Committee on November 22, 2022.

Akar did not disclose the location where the missiles were stored but claimed that they were ready to be deployed in the event of a threat and once the decision was made where the air defense system would be positioned. His remarks indicated that the Turkish government has deferred plans to activate the S-400s and would not make a decision on where to deploy them any time soon.

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He also talked about the time required for the S-400 system to be transported and deployed as he tried to refute the opposition’s accusations that the missiles are nothing more than useless salvage.

Read more: Nordic Monitor