Defense Post:

Belarusian troops have begun training on a nuclear-capable Russian missile system following President Vladimir Putin‘s decision to deploy tactical weapons on Belarusian territory, Moscow and Minsk said on Tuesday.

Putin on March 25 said he would station tactical nuclear arms on Russia’s ally, a move that drew widespread criticism.

Tactical nuclear arms are battlefield weapons that, while devastating, have a smaller yield than long-range strategic weapons.

“An Iskander-M operational-tactical missile system has been transferred to Belarusian forces,” Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said on Tuesday.

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