“Belarus also states that they will be ready to use tactical nukes if a threat to its sovereignty arises.”
That’s an interesting statement... They actually have independent operational control of nuclear weapons???
Yes, from what I recall, Russia armed them with some tactical nukes. No idea how many or how big. Probably little stuff. Of course, by today’s standards, Nagasaki and Hiroshima would not be very large.
I think mostly as a deterrent - Belarus is kind of a path for NATO to reach Russia and they know it