Minsk, Feb 18 (TIWN) If the West takes actions that threaten Belarus, nuclear weapons can be deployed in the country to protect it, President Alexander Lukashenko said.

Lukashenko noted that if there are no threats to Belarus, no nuclear weapons will appear in the country.  He said that he wants an Iskander missile systems training centre to be created in Belarus.  According to the President, three military training centres have been created in cooperation with Russia.