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"Some (countries) have missiles with nuclear warheads in their hands but I shouldn't have it. I do not accept this," he said in a speech in the eastern city of Sivas.
Turkey does not possess nuclear weapons and has been a party to the nuclear nonproliferation treaty since 1980.
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The Turkish leader's remarks come amid burgeoning defence ties between Turkey and Russia in defiance of Ankara's NATO ally the United States.
Washington has reacted to Turkey's purchase of the S-400 by kicking the country off its F-35 fighter jet programme.
The US says Russia will be able to glean sensitive technical knowledge about the new fighter if it is operated alongside the S-400.
On Friday, Erdogan suggested Turkey could look to Russia for an alternative after its F-35 exclusion.
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