{"id":17422,"date":"2023-12-28T11:06:29","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T05:36:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/belarus-claims-to-have-received-nuclear-weapons-from-ally-russia\/"},"modified":"2023-12-28T11:06:29","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T05:36:29","slug":"belarus-claims-to-have-received-nuclear-weapons-from-ally-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/belarus-claims-to-have-received-nuclear-weapons-from-ally-russia\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus claims to have received nuclear weapons from ally Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The president of Belarus announced this week that the country has received tactical nuclear weapons transported from Russia.<\/p>\n

President Alexander Lukashenko said Monday that the intensely-regulated weapons were brought to Belarus in October.<\/p>\n

No further information was offered on the nature of the nuclear weapons or their intended use.<\/p>\n

Tactical nuclear weapons are smaller, short-range missiles intended for use on a battlefield.<\/p>\n

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, embraces Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko during the SCTO Summit in Minsk, Belarus.<\/span> (Photo by Contributor\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lukashenko has previously suggested that nuclear weapons brought to Belarus are intended to serve as a deterrent to NATO allies.<\/p>\n

Russia has stated that it remains in control of the nuclear weapons it provides to Belarus \u2014 its closest international ally.<\/p>\n

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Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko listens to questions during an interview with The Associated Press at the Independence Palace in Minsk, Belarus.<\/span> (AP\/Markus Schreiber)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Lukashenko’s claim has raised alarms in neighboring countries as Belarus’ closeness with Russia has shifted the region’s center of gravity toward Moscow.<\/p>\n

Russian President Vladimir Putin<\/u> signed legislation in November de-ratifying a key international nuclear weapons treaty.<\/p>\n

The law withdraws Russia from the Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty<\/u>, originally signed in 1996 and ratified in 2000.<\/p>\n

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko enter the hall during the Supreme Economic Eurasian Council at the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow.<\/span> (Contributor\/Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Russian officials have characterized the country’s withdrawal from the treaty as a move toward equality with Western powers.<\/p>\n

Just days later, the Russian military reported that it successfully test launched an intercontinental ballistic missile designed to carry nuclear warheads from a new nuclear submarine.<\/p>\n

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The Russian Defense Ministry<\/u> said in a statement that the Imperator Alexander III strategic missile cruiser fired the Bulava missile from an underwater position in Russia’s northern White Sea and hit a target in the far-eastern region of Kamchatka. It was not immediately clear from the statement when the test launch occurred.<\/p>\n

Fox News Digital’s Danielle Wallace contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Timothy Nerozzi is a writer for Fox News Digital. You can follow him on Twitter @timothynerozzi and can email him at timothy.nerozzi@fox.com<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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