 Russia deployed nuclear warheads in Belarus. The U.S. immediately reacted. The U.S. does not see any signs that Russia is gearing up for the use of its nuclear arsenal. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said. His statement came after Moscow revealed that it had deployed the first tactical nuclear warheads to neighboring Belarus. We have no reason to adjust our own nuclear posture, Blinken told reporters. We don't see any indications that Russia is preparing to use a nuclear weapon. The top U.S. diplomat accused Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko of making irresponsible, provocative choices to allow Russia to station nuclear weapons on his country's territory. Russian President Vladimir Putin announced at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum that the first low-yield warheads had arrived in Belarus, which has a defence pact with Russia. Lukashenko said in the past that he had requested the deployment in order to strengthen his country's security against NATO. The discussions about the risks of nuclear war breaking out have become more prevalent among experts and politicians in the wake of the current standoff between Russia and the West. Sergei Karaganov, a noted foreign affairs expert and former adviser to Putin, caused a stir this week when he wrote an op-ed advocating for Russia to lower the bar for the use of nuclear weapons and consider a pre-emptive strike against unspecified Western countries.