Nuclear weapons are a deterrent for Belarus and Russia, said the head of the republic, Alexander Lukashenko. This is how he answered the question of why the countries are holding joint exercises with the use of non-strategic (tactical) nuclear weapons.
We and the Russian leadership often emphasize: not of a strategic nature. God forbid we should ever reach for that button
He noted that the current tactical nuclear weapons are many times more powerful than the bombs that the United States dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. Thousands and thousands of people will die from one explosion, Lukashenko added.
We must learn to shoot from a machine gun and keep our powder dry, including this deadly weapon
Last year, Russia deployed its tactical weapons on the territory of the republic. In December 2023, Lukashenko said that nuclear warheads had been delivered to the training ground, they are in their places, and are "in good condition".
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