Lukashenko: nuclear weapons for Belarus, Russia are exclusively weapons of deterrence

Nuclear weapons for Belarus and Russia are exclusively weapons of deterrence – as stated by President of Belarus Aleksandr Lukashenko after taking part in today’s Victory Day celebrations, BelTA reports

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Commenting on the sudden practicing of the issues of the use of non-strategic nuclear weapons, the Head of State gave a simple analogy: in order for a machine gun to fire, it must be kept in a normal condition. In order to be able to use it and shoot accurately, it’s necessary to train properly.

“Nuclear weapons are terrible weapons. We and the Russian leadership often underline that this refers to non-strategic nuclear weapons. God forbid to press the nuclear button. Although tactical weapons today are many times more powerful than they used to be in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Thousands and thousands of people will die from one explosion. These are deadly weapons. In order to use such weapons, it’s necessary to train,” Aleksandr Lukashenko stressed. “It was my initiative, and Vladimir Putin pointed out this. I called him and said that we have to synchronise our efforts in this regard. There was only one goal: we wanted to see how the leading nuclear powers were doing all this. We’re learning.”

There is a reason why it was decided to publicly announce plans for the upcoming training in Belarus. The President noted that there is an escalation of tension in the world, primarily coming from Ukraine. Moreover, it’s also hot in different parts of the world. The Middle East is already on fire, and the difficult situation is observed in the Asia Pacific Region.

“We are closer to a nuclear catastrophe than ever before. What should I do in this situation? It’s necessary to learn how to shoot from machine guns and keep the powder dry, including these deadly weapons,” the Head of State said.

He stressed that nuclear weapons for Belarus and Russia are exclusively weapons of deterrence. “We don’t need anyone else’s, Russia doesn’t need it either. We have everything, if only we could work normally and be able to use the wealth that Russia and we have for our joint benefit. If that happens, it will be fine. But they [in the West] always need something,” Aleksandr Lukashenko said.

The President drew attention to the fact that the US is also practicing the use of nuclear weapons in Europe, but this is not done publicly.

“What should we do in this situation? We have publicly stated this. We have airplanes able to carry nuclear munitions in the form of a bomb. We have trained specialists. As far as the Iskander missiles are concerned, they cannot be intercepted, they are generally invulnerable. That’s why we are telling them to calm down, since we do have everything,” the Belarusian leader said.

The inspection of non-strategic nuclear weapons carriers takes place in three stages. At first, the military trained to prepare warheads. Now the general staffs are synchronising their interaction. At the third stage, it is planned to summarise the results.

“We are not going to attack anyone. However, everyone should understand that we won’t leave it unanswered. And all their talks that Lukashenko has no red lines are absolutely correct. I’m smart enough, but I draw no lines,” the Belarusian leader said.

As reported, the general staffs of the Armed Forces of Belarus and Russia have envisaged an inspection of forces and means of a joint regional group of troops, within which the issues of using non-strategic nuclear weapons will be worked out for the first time.

During the inspection of non-strategic nuclear weapons carriers, special munitions will be supplied to missile and aviation military units, loaded onto launchers and installed on airplanes. Missile divisions of the Iskander operational and tactical complexes and Polonez multiple launch rocket systems will be secretly brought to designated positions to work out the issues of launching missile strikes to repel a possible attack on Belarus.

This inspection of non-strategic nuclear weapons is of defensive character.