There is no need for deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus even if a real threat emerges for the Russia-Belarus Union State, Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko said on Saturday.
"I think there is no need for deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons in the first-strike area," Lukashenko was quoted by the Itar-Tass news agency as saying at the Obuz-Lesnovsky training ground in the Brest Region of western Belarus, where a joint Russian-Belarussian military exercise, code-named Shield of the Union-2006, is being held.
"Russia has enough weapons of that kind, and I think it will not be necessary to bring them to Belarus," he said.
Lukashenko stressed that the political leaders of the two countries "should do their best and use all the resources for ensuring the security of the Union State."
However, a joint air defense system with Russia will only strengthen Belarus' sovereignty and independence, he added.
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