NATO, world leaders condemn Russia's 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric

NATO, world leaders condemn Russia's 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric NATO condemned Russia's "dangerous and irresponsible" nuclear rhetoric Sunday after President Vladimir Putin shared plans to station tactical nuclear weapons in Belarus.

NATO, world leaders condemn Russia's 'dangerous and irresponsible' nuclear rhetoric

Central issues

NATO denounced Russia's "risky and flighty" atomic way of talking Sunday after President Vladimir Putin shared plans to station strategic atomic weapons in Belarus.

Putin declared the arrangement during a meeting on Russian TV Saturday, and he said it won't abuse peace treaties.

Putin said the declaration is "business as usual" and that the U.S. has been accomplishing something almost identical by positioning weapons in Europe, which a NATO representative called "thoroughly deceptive."

NATO denounced Russia's "risky and flighty" atomic way of talking Sunday after President Vladimir Putin shared plans to station strategic atomic weapons in Belarus.

Putin declared the arrangement during a meeting on Russian TV on Saturday, and he said it won't abuse peace treaties. He said the declaration is "business as usual" and that the U.S. has been accomplishing something almost identical by positioning weapons in Europe, which a NATO representative called "thoroughly deceptive."

"NATO partners act with full regard of their worldwide responsibilities," the representative told NBC News. "Russia has reliably broken its arms control responsibilities, most as of late suspending its cooperation in the New Beginning Settlement."