The Pentagon refused to increase the level of readiness of the nuclear forces, stating that there was no reason to do so. Reuters.
“We have seen reports that Russia has made an announcement (on the deployment of nuclear weapons in Belarus) … We have not seen any reason to change the readiness of our nuclear forces, nor any sign that Russia is preparing to use nuclear weapons.” says message.
Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the storage of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus will be completed by July 1.
Putin described this as a response to the supply of depleted uranium-containing shells to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. According to him, this ammunition could pose a danger to humans “due to radiation dust.” Referring to studies in Iraq and the former Yugoslavia, where the US and NATO used depleted uranium shells, Putin reminded that cancer cases “increased more than once” there. He also said that the ammunition spent in Ukraine would “harm the planted areas”.