“We have already handed over to Belarus our well-known, very effective Iskander [missile] system, which can also be a carrier [of nuclear warheads]. On April 3rd we will start training the crew and on July 1st we will finish building a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus.
Tactical nuclear weapons have a shorter range and smaller warhead than strategic nuclear weapons, and could be used to seek significant “tactical” gains on the battlefield rather than to devastate entire cities thousands of kilometres away. The US is believed to have about 200 such warheads, some of which are deployed at six airbases in Italy, Germany, Turkey, Belgium and the Netherlands. Russia is thought to have about 10 times more warheads in its arsenal.
“Russia has consistently broken its arms control commitments, most recently suspending its participation in the New Start Treaty,” the spokesperson added, referring to Mr Putin’s decision last month to halt his country’s participation in its last major nuclear arms control pact with the US.
I’d imagine USA has just tapped in these coordinates; 53° 54′ 0″ N, 27° 34′ 0″ E
“Says Ukraine” Like Ukraine would lie
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