President Putin announced he would station nuclear weapons in neighbouring Belarus on Saturday

 

By James Gregory
BBC News

Nato has condemned Russia's "dangerous" and "irresponsible" rhetoric after Vladimir Putin's decision to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

 

The organisation is "closely monitoring" the situation and said the move would not lead it to change its own nuclear strategy.

 

The US said it did not believe Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons. Belarus shares a long border with Ukraine, as well as with Nato members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

 

Full story: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-65081575

 

-- © Copyright BBC 2023-03-27

1 hour ago, webfact said:

The US said it did not believe Russia was preparing to use nuclear weapons. Belarus shares a long border with Ukraine, as well as with Nato members Poland, Lithuania and Latvia.

Spot on good call. 

Let me see if I have this correct.  Putin directed a special military operation (invasion) into Ukraine because they wanted to join NATO and he didn't want NATO troops or weapons stationed near his border.  But now he intends to station tactical nukes in Belarus, basically a client state, that has borders with 3 NATO countries.  No hypocrisy to see here then!

What's the big deal, exactly? 

1 hour ago, asf6 said:

What's the big deal, exactly? 

The freedom of the European countries and a lot of others!

8 minutes ago, scottiejohn said:

The freedom of the European countries and a lot of others!

Really? Which ones? 

 

And how will "Russian nuclear rhetoric" or Russian nukes in Belarus affect the "freedom of the European countries and a lot of others"?

 

 

 

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Edited March 27, 20233 yr by asf6

It’s not going to make any difference Imo just Putin making noise he knows what’s going to happen if he uses them,he’s losing allready if he uses a tactical nuke nato will jump in and roll up his cannon fodder of an army and he bloody well knows it

It's not just Russia, it's now Russia, China. Turkey and Iran. 

 

NATO, not Nato 

 

1 hour ago, Tug said:

It’s not going to make any difference Imo just Putin making noise he knows what’s going to happen if he uses them,he’s losing allready if he uses a tactical nuke nato will jump in and roll up his cannon fodder of an army and he bloody well knows it

Agreed.

 

Russia already had delivery systems that can reach anywhere on the globe, placing nukes in Belarus is simply a show.

 

Thank god we have an adult in the WH.

3 minutes ago, Yellowtail said:

It's not just Russia, it's now Russia, China. Turkey and Iran. 

What is?

10 minutes ago, asf6 said:

What is?

What is what is?

 

Just now, scottiejohn said:

What is what is?

 

It is, what it is, isn't it? 

Just now, Yellowtail said:

It is, what it is, isn't it? 

I agree!

But what is "it"?

No doubt @asf6 will post an intelligible answer one day ???

On 3/27/2023 at 8:21 PM, Chomper Higgot said:

Russia already had delivery systems that can reach anywhere on the globe, placing nukes in Belarus is simply a show.

Yes.

 

Mind you, they also had a world beating state of the art Main Battle Tank in the shape of the T14 "Armata".

 

Until it had to be towed off the parade in Red Square by a recovery vehicle!