{"id":7292,"date":"2023-05-27T12:41:10","date_gmt":"2023-05-27T11:41:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/londonpost.news\/?p=7292"},"modified":"2023-05-27T13:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-05-27T12:13:28","slug":"russia-says-us-to-use-some-introspection-before-criticizing-our-nuclear-weapons-deployment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/analysis\/defense\/russia-says-us-to-use-some-introspection-before-criticizing-our-nuclear-weapons-deployment\/2023\/05\/27\/admin1\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia says US to use some introspection before criticizing our nuclear weapons deployment"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOSCOW<\/span> (Reuters)<\/span> –<\/span> Russia<\/span> on<\/span> Saturday<\/span> dismissed<\/span> U.S.<\/span> President<\/span> Joe<\/span> Biden’s<\/span> criticism<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> use<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus,<\/span> saying<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> been<\/span> deploying<\/span> just<\/span> such<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Europe<\/span> for<\/span> decades.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Russia<\/span> announced<\/span> \u00a0that<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> proceeding<\/span> with<\/span> the<\/span> deployment<\/span> of<\/span> such<\/span> weapons<\/span> outside<\/span> its<\/span> borders<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> first<\/span> time<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> collapse<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> Soviet<\/span> Union<\/span> in<\/span> 1991,<\/span> and<\/span> Belarusian<\/span> President<\/span> Alexander<\/span> Lukashenko<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> weapons<\/span> had<\/span> already<\/span> been<\/span> deployed.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Mr<\/span> Biden<\/span> on<\/span> Friday<\/span> said<\/span> it<\/span> was<\/span> a<\/span> “very<\/span> negative”<\/span> response<\/span> to<\/span> reports<\/span> that<\/span> Russia<\/span> was<\/span> pursuing<\/span> plans<\/span> to<\/span> deploy<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Belarus.<\/span> The<\/span> US<\/span> State<\/span> Department<\/span> condemned<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> nuclear<\/span> program.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“Given<\/span> the<\/span> large-scale<\/span> hybrid<\/span> war<\/span> waged<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> against<\/span> our<\/span> country,<\/span> it<\/span> is<\/span> the<\/span> sovereignty<\/span> of<\/span> Russia<\/span> and<\/span> Belarus<\/span> to<\/span> ensure<\/span> their<\/span> own<\/span> security<\/span> by<\/span> any<\/span> means<\/span> deemed<\/span> necessary,”<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> embassy<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> said<\/span> in<\/span> a<\/span> statement.<\/span><\/p>\n

“Our<\/span> actions<\/span> are<\/span> fully<\/span> consistent<\/span> with<\/span> our<\/span> international<\/span> legal<\/span> obligations.”<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> said<\/span> the<\/span> world<\/span> faces<\/span> the<\/span> biggest<\/span> nuclear<\/span> threat<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> 1962<\/span> Cuban<\/span> Missile<\/span> Crisis,<\/span> citing<\/span> President<\/span> Vladimir<\/span> Putin’s<\/span> remarks<\/span> during<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> conflict.<\/span> But<\/span> the<\/span> Russian<\/span> government<\/span> claims<\/span> its<\/span> position<\/span> is<\/span> misunderstood.<\/span>
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\n<\/span>Putin<\/span> has<\/span> portrayed<\/span> the<\/span> Ukraine<\/span> war<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> struggle<\/span> for<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> survival<\/span> against<\/span> aggressive<\/span> Western<\/span> powers,<\/span> and<\/span> Russia,<\/span> which<\/span> has<\/span> more<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> than<\/span> any<\/span> other<\/span> country,<\/span> will<\/span> do<\/span> whatever<\/span> it<\/span> takes<\/span> to<\/span> defend<\/span> itself.<\/span> warned<\/span> repeatedly.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> are<\/span> used<\/span> for<\/span> tactical<\/span> purposes<\/span> on<\/span> the<\/span> battlefield<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> typically<\/span> less<\/span> effective<\/span> than<\/span> strategic<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> designed<\/span> to<\/span> destroy<\/span> cities<\/span> in<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States,<\/span> Europe,<\/span> or<\/span> Russia.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> Russian<\/span> embassy<\/span> said<\/span> US<\/span> criticism<\/span> of<\/span> Russia’s<\/span> planned<\/span> operation<\/span> was<\/span> hypocritical,<\/span> saying “Before blaming others, Washington could use some introspection”.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>“For<\/span> decades,<\/span> the<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> had<\/span> a<\/span> large<\/span> arsenal<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Europe.<\/span> We<\/span> participate<\/span> in<\/span> nuclear<\/span> sharing<\/span> agreements<\/span> with<\/span> NATO<\/span> allies<\/span> and<\/span> are<\/span> training<\/span> scenarios<\/span> for<\/span> the<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> against<\/span> our<\/span> country.<\/span> “<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>The<\/span> United<\/span> States<\/span> has<\/span> deployed<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Western<\/span> Europe<\/span> since<\/span> the<\/span> Cold<\/span> War,<\/span> when<\/span> President<\/span> Dwight<\/span> D.<\/span> Eisenhower<\/span> authorized<\/span> the<\/span> use<\/span> of<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> as<\/span> a<\/span> countermeasure<\/span> against<\/span> a<\/span> perceived<\/span> threat<\/span> by<\/span> the<\/span> Soviet<\/span> Union.<\/span> The<\/span> first<\/span> US<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapon<\/span> in<\/span> Europe<\/span> he<\/span> was<\/span> deployed<\/span> to<\/span> Britain<\/span> in<\/span> 1954.<\/span>
\n<\/span>
\n<\/span>Many<\/span> details<\/span> of<\/span> the<\/span> current<\/span> US<\/span> deployment<\/span> are<\/span> classified,<\/span> but<\/span> the<\/span> Federation<\/span> of<\/span> American<\/span> Scientists<\/span> says<\/span> the<\/span> US<\/span> has<\/span> deployed<\/span> 100<\/span> B61<\/span> tactical<\/span> nuclear<\/span> weapons<\/span> in<\/span> Europe<\/span> (Italy,<\/span> Germany,<\/span> Turkey,<\/span> Belgium<\/span> and<\/span> the<\/span> Netherlands).<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MOSCOW (Reuters) – Russia on Saturday dismissed U.S. President Joe Biden’s criticism of Russia’s plans to use tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, saying the United States has been deploying just such nuclear weapons in Europe for decades. Russia announced \u00a0that it was proceeding with the deployment of such weapons outside its borders for the first […]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7293,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":""},"categories":[26,276,280,2480,2482],"tags":[1421,1835,2294,4385,4426,5285,5513,5514,5515,5516,5517,5518,5519,5520,5521],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/3000-scaled.jpeg","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7292"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7292"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7292\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7295,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7292\/revisions\/7295"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7293"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7292"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7292"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brusselsindependent.com\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7292"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}