Belarus announces it is checking its tactical nuclear weapons launchers

Belarus reported on Tuesday that it began an exercise to verify the degree of readiness of its tactical nuclear weapons launchers by order of the president, Alexander Lukashenko.

The announcement was made after the Russian President on Monday Vladimir PutinI will ask for exercises nuclear near the border with Ukraine.

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“Responding to an order from the president of the Belarusan inspection of the launchers in weapons nuclear non-strategic”, indicated the Ministry of Defense.

The control will examine the “planning, preparation and use of nuclear warhead attacks nuclear tactics”And will involve a squadron of Soviet Su-25 aircraft, the Ministry added.

Belarusan important ally of Russia, has not weapons nuclear own, but last year agreed to shelter chiefs in its territory nuclear tactics amid tensions caused by the Russian offensive in Ukraine, which began in February 2022.

To the weapons nuclear non-strategic, also known as tacticsthey are designed for use against military targets and can be loaded into missiles.

They are less destructive than weapons nuclear strategic weapons that can devastate an entire city, but have great power and have never been used in combat.

Source: Elcomercio

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