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Wires carrying comments from Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko appearing to threaten the preemptive use of nuclear weapons, and confirming the presence of "dozens" of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus.

  • Lukashenko: "Several dozens of Russian nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus... in case of attack on Belarus, Minsk and Moscow will instantly respond with all kinds of weapons."
  • According to RIA, the Belarus Defence Ministry said it is, "considering it legitimate to use all possible means for a preventive response to attempts of aggression," and adding that, "deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is response to aggressive policy of unfriendly countries."
  • The comments are the latest in a escalation of nuclear rhetoric which appears to have been triggered by US Congressional approval of roughly USD$60 billion in new aid to Ukraine - funds which could stall Russia's recent military advances and allow Ukraine to continue to pursue a strategy of extraterritorial strikes within the Russian Federation and Russian occupied Crimea.
  • Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview this week: “If our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons as part of nuclear sharing on our territory as well... we are ready for it -” leading to concerns of greater nuclear proliferation on the NATO border with Russia and Belarus.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a conference in Moscow this week: "The Westerners are teetering dangerously on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences."
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Wires carrying comments from Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko appearing to threaten the preemptive use of nuclear weapons, and confirming the presence of "dozens" of Russian nuclear weapons in Belarus.

  • Lukashenko: "Several dozens of Russian nuclear weapons deployed in Belarus... in case of attack on Belarus, Minsk and Moscow will instantly respond with all kinds of weapons."
  • According to RIA, the Belarus Defence Ministry said it is, "considering it legitimate to use all possible means for a preventive response to attempts of aggression," and adding that, "deployment of Russian tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus is response to aggressive policy of unfriendly countries."
  • The comments are the latest in a escalation of nuclear rhetoric which appears to have been triggered by US Congressional approval of roughly USD$60 billion in new aid to Ukraine - funds which could stall Russia's recent military advances and allow Ukraine to continue to pursue a strategy of extraterritorial strikes within the Russian Federation and Russian occupied Crimea.
  • Polish President Andrzej Duda said in an interview this week: “If our allies decide to deploy nuclear weapons as part of nuclear sharing on our territory as well... we are ready for it -” leading to concerns of greater nuclear proliferation on the NATO border with Russia and Belarus.
  • Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said at a conference in Moscow this week: "The Westerners are teetering dangerously on the brink of a direct military clash between nuclear powers, which is fraught with catastrophic consequences."