{"id":22502,"date":"2023-12-26T19:39:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:39:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=22502"},"modified":"2023-12-26T19:39:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-26T19:39:37","slug":"apocalypse-now-russian-tactical-nuclear-weapons-in-position-in-the-territory-of-belarus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sasquatchnewsonline.com\/?p=22502","title":{"rendered":"Apocalypse Now? Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Position in the Territory of Belarus"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nAmong the many disturbing geopolitical signs of tension between Russia and the Western powers, very few are as disturbing as the displacement of Russian tactical nuclear weapons to the territory of Belarus.<\/p>\n

The positioning of the nukes is intended as a defense against both Ukraine and Poland.<\/p>\n

Tactical nuclear weapons are designed for battlefield use and carry a smaller payload for specific location attacks \u2013 as opposed to much more powerful strategic intercontinental nuclear missiles.<\/p>\n

Read: Belarus President Lukashenko Warns He Will Not Hesitate to Use Nuclear Missiles if Western Nations Attack the Country<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

In the old world, these weapons should give pause and make NATO rethink its push eastward by seeing that powerful retribution can be expected.<\/p>\n

Nowadays, it does seem like nuclear deterrence has lost its persuasion power \u2013 which is very concerning since an attack is a real possibility in the current geopolitical moment.<\/p>\n

The board is set \u2013 the pieces are moving. And the nukes arrived in Belarus.<\/p>\n

Associated Press<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201cThe president of Belarus said Monday that Russia has completed its shipments of tactical nuclear weapons to his country, an initiative that raised strong concerns in neighboring Poland and elsewhere in the region.<\/p>\n

President Alexander Lukashenko said at a meeting of a Moscow-led economic bloc in St. Petersburg that the shipments were completed in October, but he did not give details of how many weapons were sent or where they have been deployed.<\/p>\n

Tactical nuclear weapons, which are intended for use on the battlefield, have a short range and a low yield compared with much more powerful nuclear warheads fitted to long-range missiles. Russia said it would maintain control over those it sends to Belarus.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read: Belarus\u2019 Lukashenko Invites Hungary\u2019s Orb\u00e1n for Bilateral Meeting, Calls for Cease Fire and Negotiations Between \u2018Stalemated\u2019 Russia and Ukraine<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Lukashenko stated that hosting Russian nuclear weapons in his country is a move to check aggression by Poland.<\/p>\n

While Russian troops based in Belarus invaded Ukraine from the north in the war\u2019s opening days, Belarusian forces themselves are not known to have participated.<\/p>\n

But what can we know about the \u2018tactical\u2019 nukes?<\/p>\n

Sky News<\/a> reported:<\/p>\n

\u201cThey can have a yield as small as about 1 kiloton, significantly less than the 15 kiloton-yield of the US bomb used on Hiroshima during the Second World War. [\u2026] The devices are compact and can be discreetly carried on a truck or plane.<\/p>\n

[\u2026] Belarus has 25 underground facilities \u2013 built during the Cold War \u2013 for nuclear-tipped intermediate-range missiles that can withstand missile attacks, Mr Alesin added.<\/p>\n

Only five or six such depots could actually store tactical nuclear weapons, he said, but the military operates at all of them to throw Western intelligence off.\u201d<\/p>\n

Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2018They Will Say It\u2019s Nuclear Blackmail!\u2019 \u2013 Putin Accuses UK of Training Sabotage Groups to Target Nuclear Power Plants \u2013 Warns of SERIOUS Consequences<\/a><\/p>\n\n

The post Apocalypse Now? Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Position in the Territory of Belarus<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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