 Russia has placed nuclear weapons in Belarus near NATO borders. Russia is deploying nuclear weapons in Belarus near NATO borders, the Wall Street Journal reports. Statements by President Alexander Lukashenko said that Russia has completed the deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus, which some considered a bluff, may be true, the publication writes. U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said earlier that Russia's head, 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. The USA already names the most likely candidate for Belarus' new nuclear-sharing mission with Russia. The Federation of American Scientists analyzed open-source intelligence, including a video from the Belarusian Ministry of Defense, and concluded that the airbase, located in the city of Lida, Rodna region, Belarus, is the actual site. Lida airbase, located only 40 km from the Lithuanian border and the only Belarusian Air Force wing equipped with Su-25 aircraft, is the most likely candidate for Belarus' new nuclear-sharing mission with Russia, the Wall Street Journal writes.