Well, he’s been threatening to do it pretty much since the beginning of the invasion of Ukraine, so would it really be that shocking? During joint talks with Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko earlier this month, Vladimir Putin almost casually mentioned that he had transferred some tactical nuclear weapons to Belarus. The unconfirmed claim is particularly worrying since Belarus sits on the border with Poland, a NATO ally and the southern border of Belarus is only a stone’s throw from Kyiv. And these weapons are small enough that they can be fitted on conventional bombs, missiles, artillery shells, or even a large drone similar to an MQ-9 Reaper. But for a variety of reasons, we can’t say for sure if the transfer actually took place or if Mad Vlad is really crazy enough to light one off.Read More