Russian President VladimirPutin on Saturday confirmed that he will deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Russia Kremlin Ukraine War Read more here ⬇️
It will start training crews on April 3 and plans to finish the construction of a special storage facility for tactical nuclear weapons by July 1.Putin also said that Russia would respond if the West supplied Ukraine with depleted uranium ammunition.
Depleted uranium munitions are highly effective at piercing armour plate, but their use is controversial. The longer Russia’s operation in Ukraine grinds on, the greater the nuclear strike risk, ICAN warned last month ahead of the offensive’s first anniversary.Putin announced last month that Moscow would suspend its participation in New START, the last remaining arms control treaty between the world’s two main nuclear powers, Russia and the United States.
US officials have voiced fears that Russia could use nuclear weapons if it feels routed on the battlefield and could plant a fictitious story to justify its actions.
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