{"id":1940264,"date":"2023-05-29T08:34:22","date_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:34:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belarus-says-western-politicians-crossing-strategic-red-lines-could-provoke-russia-to-use-nuclear-arms\/"},"modified":"2023-05-29T08:36:47","modified_gmt":"2023-05-29T12:36:47","slug":"belarus-says-western-politicians-crossing-strategic-red-lines-could-provoke-russia-to-use-nuclear-arms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belarus-says-western-politicians-crossing-strategic-red-lines-could-provoke-russia-to-use-nuclear-arms\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus warns that crossing strategic &#8216;red lines&#8217; by Western politicians may lead to Russia using nuclear weapons."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbelarus-says-western-politicians-crossing-strategic-red-lines-could-provoke-russia-to-use-nuclear-arms%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1940264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Belarusian Official Threatens to Use Tactical Nuclear Weapons<\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<p>\u201cIf there remains any reason in the heads of Western politicians, of course, they will not cross this red line,\u201d he said, adding it \u201cwill lead to irreversible consequences\u201d if authorities resort to using tactical nuclear weapons.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Alexander Volfovich, the state secretary of Belarus\u2019 Security Council, has reportedly threatened to use recently transported tactical nuclear weapons as a warning to Western politicians. He urged them not to cross strategic issue \u201cred lines\u201d with their Russian ally. <\/p>\n<p>Volfovich claimed that the United States broke an agreement with Belarus, which provided security guarantees without imposed sanctions in exchange for the withdrawal of nuclear weapons after the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. \u201cToday, everything has been torn down,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n<p>Russia and Belarus announced last week that an unknown number of nuclear warheads had already left Moscow for the allied territory after the two nations signed a deal confirming the weapons deployment while remaining under the control of the Kremlin. <\/p>\n<h3>US Officials Concerned About Russia\u2019s Tactical Nuclear Weapons<\/h3>\n<p>US officials believe Russia has approximately 2,000 tactical nuclear weapons designed for military forces to use on the battlefield against enemy troops. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/belarus-says-western-politicians-crossing-strategic-red-lines-could-provoke-russia-to-use-nuclear-arms\/\" title=\"Belarus warns that crossing strategic 'red lines' by Western politicians may lead to Russia using nuclear weapons.\">weapons include aircraft-carried bombs<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-nuclear-threat-advantage\/\" title=\"The Nuclear Threat Advantage\">short-range missile warheads<\/a>, and artillery rounds. <\/p>\n<p>Belarus\u2019 President Alexander Lukashenko allowed the Russian government to use its territory to launch the war in Ukraine in February 2022. He told reporters in Moscow last week that \u201cthe movement of the nuclear weapons has already begun.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Volfovich said officials view the weapons in Belarus as \u201cone of the steps of strategic deterrence.\u201d He added that \u201cthe use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in this conflict would be met with severe consequences.\u201d <\/p>\n<h3>US State Department Condemns Russia\u2019s Actions<\/h3>\n<p>U.S. State Department officials condemned Russia transporting the weapons in a briefing last week, calling it \u201cthe latest example of irresponsible behavior that we have seen from Russia since its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/6-major-things-biden-failed-to-address-in-his-speech-to-congress\/\" title=\"6 Major Things Biden Failed To Address In His Speech To Congress\">full-scale invasion<\/a> of Ukraine over a year ago.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cAs we have made clear, the use of chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons in this conflict would be met with severe consequences,\u201d State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said. <\/p>\n<p>Volfovich said last month that officials would deploy tactical or strategic nuclear munitions at the nation\u2019s western border that are primarily as a deterrent to ensure the security of both Russia and Belarus. \u201cThe number of warheads doesn\u2019t matter,\u201d Volfovich said. \u201cWhat matters is how they will be used and whether they will be used correctly. And we know how to use them. As for whether they will have to be used or not \u2026 I don\u2019t think things will go so far that they will need to be used.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Russian President Vladimir Putin accused the U.S. and its allies of waging an undeclared war against the country since launching the full-scale war in Ukraine. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a meeting with Belarusian officials last week accused the \u201ccollective West\u201d of waging a proxy war to \u201cprolong and escalate the armed conflict in Ukraine.\u201d <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarus&#8217; Security Council state secretary, Alexander Volfovich, reportedly warned Western politicians not to cross strategic &#8220;red lines&#8221; with Russia, threatening to use recently transported tactical nuclear weapons. 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