Putin Sends Nukes to Belarus

null By The Editorial BoardJan. 7, 2024 5:42 pm ETJournal Editorial Report: The week's best and worst from Kim Strassel, Bill McGurn and Dan Henninger. Images: AP/Zuma Press Composite: Mark KellyWhile the Biden Administration frets about how Russia and Iran will react to perceived U.S. escalation, the world’s bad actors keep escalating. Russia has now completed its deployment of tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus, President Alexander Lukashenko said late last month.American officials have been tight-lipped about their intelligence on the transfer, and it’s possible Mr. Lukashenko is bluffing. But U.S. national security adviser Jake Sullivan said in June that Mr. Putin had begun “to take steps to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.” In July the Defense Intelligence Agency said there was “no reason to doubt” Vladimir Putin’s claims about sending nukes to Belarus, according to CNN. Copyright ©2024 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8S