Belarus, strategic nuclear weapons do not need, the country is not going to strike in America.
This is the President of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, said in an interview with foreign and Belarusian media, BelTA reports.
Answering one of the questions, the head of state noted that nuclear weapons are divided into tactical and strategic.
“We absolutely do not need a strategic weapon. We are not going to kill Americans and launch nuclear strategic missiles from the territory of Belarus,” he said.
Lukashenko recalled that when he became president, nuclear weapons were brought out of Belarus, as the Americans insisted on that: “We had the most modern“ Topol-M ”. The most modern weapon stood here. We brought him in return for the guarantees of the Americans, Europeans and Russians, that they will never encroach on our sovereignty and independence, will never apply economic sanctions to us. It is so spelled out there. They (the West – Ed.) Spit, trampled, apply sanctions against us. Suffles, where only Perhaps in violation of that contract. If we had this nuclear weapon, they would not have spoken to us like that. So, everyone understands only power, ”the head of state noted.
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“Therefore, we do not need a strategic nuclear weapon. We are not going to strike in America and even European countries. And tactical nuclear weapons are talking about it to prepare these aircraft that can carry tactical nuclear weapons”, – explained the president.