Belarus Has Nuclear Weapon Delivery Systems but No Russian Warheads, Ukrainian Intel Chief Says

Belarus has nuclear weapon delivery systems but no Russian warheads, Ukrainian intel chief says

Belarus possesses nuclear weapon delivery systems but no warheads, Ukrainian foreign intelligence (SZRU) chief Oleh Ivashchenko said in an interview with Ukrinform published on May 26.Belarus has been a key ally to Moscow and has previously been reported as hosting Russian tactical nuclear arms on its territory, after the two countries signed an agreement in May 2023.Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko said in December of the same year that…

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In an interview with Ukrinform, head of Ukrainian foreign intelligence Oleh Ivashchenko stressed that although Russian combat aircraft and Iskander missile systems, which have the technical capability to carry nuclear warheads, are indeed stationed in Belarus, there is currently no credible information indicating that nuclear weapons have actually been deployed.

Belarus Possesses Nuclear Delivery Systems, but No Warheads Yet, Intel Says

Belarus does not currently possess nuclear weapons, only their delivery systems, according to Chief of Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service, Oleh Ivashchenko. In an interview with Ukrinform on May 26, Ivashchenko stated that while platforms such as aircraft and Iskander missile systems are present, there are no nuclear warheads on Belarusian territory. “There are delivery systems. That’s true. There are aircraft, there are Iskander tactical mi…

There are no real nuclear weapons in Belarus, Russia has delivered carriers to the republic, but not missiles, Oleg Ivashchenko, head of the Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine, said in an interview with Ukrinform. "There are carriers. It's true. There are planes, there's the Iskander OTKR. But there are no nuclear weapons in Belarus. That's a fact," he said. Ivashchenko emphasized that there are currently no warheads in the country. At the …