Regardless of a country's conventional force, once it has nuclear weapons, its deterrent power will skyrocket. According to a report on April 26, Belarusian President Lukashenko recently said that if the territory of Belarus is attacked, we will immediately use "all kinds of weapons" to fight back against the aggressor. Lukashenko specifically stressed that Russia has deployed "dozens" of tactical nuclear weapons on the territory of Belarus, and it is clear that the "various types of weapons" mentioned by Lukashenko include these tactical nuclear warheads, and whoever dares to mess with Belarus will be "directly destroyed." #MCN首发激励计划 ##卢卡申科警告北约勿侵犯白俄领土#
As everyone knows, nuclear weapons are a "magic weapon for the country" and cannot be easily used at any time, and they can force the Belarusian president to "threaten" to use nuclear bombs. The reason why Lukashenko has a feeling of "Mount Tai pressing the top" is mainly because the West may open a "second battlefield" in Belarus.
As the Russian army gradually occupies a stable advantage in Ukraine, Ukraine's counteroffensive is ineffective and the army is lost, and the West's plan to drag down Russia through proxy wars has basically gone bankrupt.
Therefore, in order to prevent Putin from "smashing the Yellow Dragon" and winning a big victory in Ukraine, the West has taken two steps. On the one hand, the French president, the Polish foreign minister, and the US defense minister have issued statements warning Putin that if Russia dares to defeat Ukraine, NATO will personally end up, and the current NATO military mission has entered Ukraine, which can be regarded as a precursor to NATO's large-scale military deployment; on the other hand, in order to drag down Putin, the possibility of the West opening up a "second battlefield" in the vicinity of Russia cannot be ruled out, and this "second battlefield" is Belarus.
According to a report by the Russian Satellite News Agency in February, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said that NATO has deployed about 32,000 troops, more than 1,000 armored vehicles, 235 warplanes and helicopters on the Russian-Belarusian border. Considering the 30,000 NATO rapid reaction forces, even if you don't count the troops stationed in Europe and the United States, the strength of the West that can "blitzkrieg" Belarus at any time is at least 100,000.
Of course, the "paper data" of the Russian military strength of Belarus is not bad, with 43,500 army forces, 12,000 air forces, more than 1,500 tanks, more than 400 fighters, transport planes, helicopters, more than 1,400 artillery pieces of various types, and advanced air defense missile systems of various ranges, including the S-400. However, this showdown between the West and Russia will determine the direction of future history, and both sides have made heavy bets, if it were not for Russia being a supernuclear power, it is estimated that the West would have rushed to the top of the pack long ago, and no matter how good Belarus's conventional forces are, it will only be a drop in the bucket.
Therefore, President Lukashenko really does not intend to rely on these conventional forces, because these conventional forces are really not enough for NATO troops armed to the teeth, and only "nuclear weapons" can guarantee survival.
The deterrent effect of Belarus's "tactical nuclear weapons" is mainly reflected in two aspects: on the one hand, whoever dares to raid the Belarusian border may be attacked by Belarusian tactical nuclear strikes, which are lethal and difficult to defend against; on the other hand, if it is really impossible to stop it, or if there is someone who is really not afraid of death, then strike at the opponent's capital. For example, if the Polish army raids the Belarusian border, the Belarusian tactical nuclear missile can strike the Polish capital Warsaw, after all, the distance between the two capitals is less than 500 kilometers, in addition, the capitals of neighboring NATO countries such as Lithuania and Latvia are also within the range of the Belarusian nuclear strike.
Now Lukashenko will basically "sit back and relax", whoever dares to hit me, I will "play with my life". NATO has no good way to deal with this, although it has pressed the border with Belarusian troops, but it has not dared to do it, and the "second battlefield" against Russia cannot be opened, and Putin can concentrate on fighting Ukraine.