Tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus: What does this mean?
By DW
28 March 2023 |
3:05 pm
Russia's Putin is set to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus. Defense experts warn this could reduce NATO response time in the case of an attack.
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