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Belarus Receives Russian Missiles: 'One Minute to Doomsday'

9/28/2025

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Belarus has received Russian nuclear missiles, prompting Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov to warn of a 'one minute to doomsday'.
Ryzhenkov says the world is closest to nuclear catastrophe, with the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds.
President Alexander Lukashenko reports Oreshnik missiles are en route to Belarus.
A secret base near Minsk is under construction to house the warheads, heightening NATO tensions.

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Belarus has received Russian nuclear missiles, prompting Foreign Minister Maxim Ryzhenkov to warn of a 'one minute to doomsday'.
Ryzhenkov says the world is closest to nuclear catastrophe, with the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds.
President Alexander Lukashenko reports Oreshnik missiles are en route to Belarus.
A secret base near Minsk is under construction to house the warheads, heightening NATO tensions.