belarus hosts nuclear delivery systems but lacks warheads

• Systems for delivering nuclear weapons are deployed in Belarus, but the nuclear weapons themselves are absent.
• The head of Ukrainian foreign intelligence, Oleh Ivashchenko, stresses that Belarus does not possess nuclear weapons.
• Facilities for storing nuclear weapons are currently under construction in Belarus.

Nuclear delivery systems have been stationed on Belarusian soil, including aircraft and the Iskander missile system. However, as highlighted by Oleh Ivashchenko, Belarus does not have any nuclear weapons.

The delivery systems (for nuclear weapons) are indeed present. They have aircraft and the Iskander missile system. But Belarus does not have nuclear weapons. That is a fact, conveyed Ivashchenko, as quoted by the Polish Press Agency.

According to Ukrainian intelligence, Belarus is preparing facilities for storing nuclear weapons. The leader of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, asserts that the country will acquire the Oreshnik ballistic missile by the end of the year. However, Ivashchenko regards this claim as "wishful thinking".

As of today, nothing of the sort exists there, and it is unlikely to appear, he added.

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The Oreshnik ballistic missile is a variant of the Russian RS-26 Rubezh missile, with a maximum range of 3,418 miles. According to the American Institute for the Study of War, the deployment of the Oreshnik by Russia in 2024 was chiefly psychological, serving to exaggerate the Kremlin's military capabilities.

This move aimed not only to exert pressure on the authorities in Kyiv but also on Western nations supporting Ukraine against Russian aggression.

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