Does Ukraine Have Nuclear Bomb? Polish General Doesn’t Rule Out
Russia warned earlier in the war that Ukraine had the ability to produce a dirty bomb
Waldemar Skrzypczak, the Polish general and former junior defense minister, said in a recently published interview that he does not rule out the possibility that Ukraine’s military has nuclear capabilities – as Washington’s State Department remains diplomatically impotent.
The general said he cannot rule out the theory because Ukraine has “nuclear power plants, scientists, laboratories and knowhow.”
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“In other words, everything they need to possess such a weapon. In fact, today no one is in a position to prohibit the Ukrainians from having it,” he said.
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In March, The United Nations International Atomic Energy Agency denied the Russian claim that Kyiv sought to acquire nuclear weapons prior to Moscow’s invasion. Sergey Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, said at the time that Kyiv was playing “dangerous” games in its quest to acquire these weapons.
Ukraine gave up what would have been the world’s third largest nuclear arsenal, consisting of some 1,900 strategic nuclear warheads in 1994. Ukraine agreed after demanding security guarantees. The Brookings Institute noted that the Budapest Memorandum – which was signed by the U.S., UK, and Russia – included security “assurances,” not “guarantees.”
Guarantees would have implied a commitment of American military force, which NATO members have. U.S. officials made clear that was not on offer. Hence, assurances, according to the think tank.
Pavlo Rizanenko, a member of the Ukrainian parliament, told USA Today in 2014, “We gave up nuclear weapons because of this agreement. Now there's a strong sentiment in Ukraine that we made a big mistake.”
He continued, “In the future, no matter how the situation is resolved in Crimea, we need a much stronger Ukraine. If you have nuclear weapons, people don't invade you.”
Russia: U.S. Conducting Hybrid War
The Russian Foreign Ministry accused the U.S. of carrying out a “total hybrid war” and putting the two countries on a direct path to a confrontation, RT, the Russian outlet, reported.
The U.S. and Russia are clashing over the New START Treaty, which places “verifiable limits on all Russian deployed intercontinental-range nuclear weapons.” The treaty has been extended to 2026.
But Washington raised the possibility that the treaty is moot because it “cannot certify the Russian Federation to be in compliance with the terms.”
The Federal of American Scientist noted, in an article titled, “If Arms Control Collapses, US and Russian Strategic Nuclear Arsenals Could Double In Size,” that: In August 2022, in response to a US treaty notification expressing an intent to conduct an inspection, Russia invoked an infrequently used treaty clause “temporarily exempting” all of its facilities from inspection. At the time, Russia attempted to justify its actions by citing “incomplete” work regarding Covid-19 inspection protocols and perceived “unilateral advantages” created by US sanctions; however, the State Department’s report assesses that this is “false:”
Russia said that since the U.S. has announced that its goal is the strategic defeat of Russia, there can be no business as usual.
“Until Washington revises its hostile stance regarding Russia and drops the policy of increasing the threats towards our national security,” Moscow will consider any proposed gestures of goodwill under the nuclear treaty “unjustified, untimely and uncalled for.”