The recently concluded P5+1 negotiations with Iran about the status of its nuclear program have raised concerns that rival regional powers may choose to pursue an independent nuclear weapons capability. Neighboring Turkey is often listed as a potential proliferator, owing to its historic concerns about Iranian empowerment, and its on-going proxy war with the Islamic Republic in neighboring Syria. Turkey’s recent efforts to develop nuclear energy thus seem to some to be Ankara’s first step toward securing the option of developing a nuclear weapon. At a superficial geopolitical level, and with some deep history in ancillary support, this interpretation is...