Washington likely decided to respond to the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

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It seems that Washington nevertheless decided to answer Moscow for the deployment of nuclear weapons in allied Belarus. This morning, a C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft took off from Kirtland AFB in the United States. According to the flight data on the Flightradar service, an American air truck is heading to the Netherlands at the Volkel AB base.


Underground warehouses at Kirtland AFB store US nuclear weapons, including B-61-12 aerial bombs. One of the European bases for its storage is located at the end point of today's C-17A flight. Whether the special flight is carrying a new batch of nuclear weapons or just equipment to maintain the arsenal is still unknown.

Washington likely decided to respond to the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus

It should be reminded that the Russian president in a long interview announced the deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus. By July 1, the preparation of the corresponding military infrastructure will be completed, after which the union republic will again become a nuclear power.

The Pentagon commented on Vladimir Putin's statement rather reservedly. In an official statement on the portal of the US defense department, there are no plans to change the way the US nuclear forces operate. However, today's special flight may indicate that Washington has decided to increase its arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
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  1. Bakht Offline Bakht
    Bakht (Bakhtiyar) 27 March 2023 12: 22
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    And what is the answer? It is not clear why the US nuclear weapons are located in Europe?
    So Poland wants to place American nuclear bombs on its territory. But for some reason, he is categorically against the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus.

    At the beginning of October 2022, the idea of ​​transferring American atomic bombs to the territory of our western neighbor passed from the stage of empty talk into a practical plane - President Andrzej Duda announced that his country had already begun negotiations with Washington on the conditions for deploying special munitions as part of the notorious Nuclear Sharing program.

    Nuclear sharing is a concept in NATO's policy of nuclear deterrence, which allows member countries without nuclear weapons of their own to participate in the planning for the use of nuclear weapons by NATO. In particular, it provides for the armed forces of those countries to be involved in delivering nuclear weapons in the event of their use.

    As part of nuclear sharing, the participating countries carry out consultations and make common decisions on nuclear weapons policy, maintain technical equipment (notably nuclear-capable airplanes) required for the use of nuclear weapons and store nuclear weapons on their territory. In case of war, the United States has told NATO allies the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) would no longer be in effect.

    The last sentence is a complete lie. The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) "prohibits directly or indirectly deployment of nuclear weapons on the territory of non-nuclear countries".
    Since the United States has long been violating the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, Russia must withdraw from it.
  2. Anton Kuzmin Offline Anton Kuzmin
    Anton Kuzmin (Anton Kuzmin) 27 March 2023 12: 46
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    Air bombs B-61-12? Against the Russian Federation? Funny. For it to work, the carrier must fly, well, if not over the target itself, but not far. At 10 km, the plane is too clearly visible.

    No, within the framework of a global war, application is possible, but not before knocking out air defense.
    1. Bakht Offline Bakht
      Bakht (Bakhtiyar) 27 March 2023 17: 43
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      The declared range of the new B61-12 is 30 km. Probable circular deviation - 10 meters.
      1. skeptic Offline skeptic
        skeptic 28 March 2023 10: 56
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        Quote: Bakht
        The declared range of the new B61-12 is 30 km. Probable circular deviation - 10 meters.

        At a minimum, Belarusians can be provided with 152mm. nuclear weapons. Enough to cool Poland. Yes, and ukrov warn against blowing up a nuclear power plant, like a "dirty bomb", equating such actions with a nuclear attack, and a corresponding nuclear response.
    2. lord-palladore-11045 Offline lord-palladore-11045
      lord-palladore-11045 (Konstantin Puchkov) 27 March 2023 19: 20
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      For it to work, the carrier must fly, well, if not over the target itself, but not far. At 10 km, the plane is too clearly visible.

      for it to work, you need to let the carrier approach the target, and only then shake your finger at it? Or maybe you don’t need to let any carrier go anywhere and fuck it right away? And then we won’t have time to threaten with a finger.
  3. Raymond Offline Raymond
    Raymond (Raymond) 27 March 2023 13: 34
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    It is also possible that the aircraft is carrying pallets of American rations, coffee, cans of motor oil and sugar, and clothing.
  4. Vox Populi Offline Vox Populi
    Vox Populi (vox populi) 27 March 2023 15: 03
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    However, today's special flight may indicate that Washington has decided to increase its arsenal of tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.

    Maybe yes, maybe not...