Belarus' new military doctrine sees nuclear arms deployment as strategic deterrence measure -TASS

The new military doctrine of Belarus considers the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country as a forced measure of strategic deterrence, the TASS news agency reported on Friday, citing the Belarusian Defence Ministry.

TASS said the new military doctrine also describes the actions the Belarusian army would take in case of any armed aggression against Minsk's allies in the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), which comprises several former Soviet republics, or the Union State of Belarus and Russia.

At the same time, Minsk says it is ready to resume dialogue with NATO countries, "provided their aggressive rhetoric against Belarus is stopped", TASS reported. Belarus, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, shares borders with NATO members Poland and Lithuania as well as with Russia and Ukraine.

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