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No Change to US Nuclear Posture Following Russia’s Pledge to Arm Belarus: State Department

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No Change to US Nuclear Posture Following Russia’s Pledge to Arm Belarus: State Department
An inert Minuteman III missile in a training launch tube at Minot Air Force Base, N.D., in June 25 2014. Charlie Riedel/AP Photo
Andrew Thornebrooke
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The United States will not adjust its nuclear posture following an announcement by Russia that it will place tactical nuclear weapons in neighboring Belarus.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said over the weekend that Belarus could house Russian tactical nuclear weapons by the beginning of summer.
Andrew Thornebrooke
Andrew Thornebrooke
National Security Correspondent
Andrew Thornebrooke is a national security correspondent for The Epoch Times covering China-related issues with a focus on defense, military affairs, and national security. He holds a master's in military history from Norwich University.
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