Lukashenko responded to Americans’ doubts regarding nuclear weapons, explained where Oreshnik will be stationed in Belarus
Speaking at today’s meeting on finalising the programme of socio-economic development of Belarus for 2026-2030, President Aleksandr Lukashenko commented on the position of Americans who doubt that there are tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, BelTA reports
The inclusion of a priority to strengthen the defence capability in the draft programme was one of the issues on today’s agenda. As noted by Aleksandr Lukashenko, this topic – being of paramount importance – has its own specifics, it relates to the military policy, strategy and defence. Among other things, this is due to the existence of sensitive issues that should not be publicised, and the nuclear weapons deployed on the territory of Belarus is among them.
"Americans still claim that they do not know whether Belarus has [nuclear weapons] or not. Well, that's fine, let them think so. We have warned them. We are not disclosing how much, where, or how… That's my business. They [nuclear weapons] are in a safe place. I said even more: we have ensured it underwent technical maintenance. We took them to Russia, serviced and brought back the most modern version of tactical nuclear weapons. We cannot disclose all this, and not so much for our people as for them [abroad] to show this," the Head of State stressed.
Aleksandr Lukashenko added that the same approach applies to the Oreshnik complex, which will be put on combat duty in December. “We will not disclose the details. This is a mobile complex, it will never be stationed in one place. It will change locations and [be able, if necessary] to strike from a certain point,” he stated.
