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One possible Russian response to the U.S. plan to deploy anti-missile defenses to Europe — something Russia fears will upset the regional balance of power to Russia’s disadvantage — would be to station military equipment in Belarus, Russian Ambassador to Belarus Alexander Surikov said Aug. 27 in an interview with Interfax. The statement caused quite a stir in Europe, as Surikov specifically mentioned a few nuclear-related assets such as early-warning radars, stoking speculation that nuclear weapons might be part of the package.

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