{"id":175157,"date":"2026-02-11T13:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T10:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175157\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T12:05:06","slug":"defense-ministry-refuses-to-share-details-on-classified-radiation-sources","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/en\/news\/175157\/","title":{"rendered":"Defense ministry refuses to share details on classified radiation sources"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"block-image block-image-normal\">\n\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1128\" height=\"752\" src=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752.jpg 1128w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-354x236.jpg 354w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-734x490.jpg 734w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-178x118.jpg 178w, https:\/\/pozirk.online\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/radiacija_unsplash_oleksandra_bardash_1128x752-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1128px) 100vw, 1128px\" \/>\n  <figcaption>\n  \n       <div class=\"block-image__author\">\n                <span>(Oleksandra Bardash \/ unsplash.com)<\/span>\n    <\/div>\n     <\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>February 11, <em>Pozirk<\/em>. <\/strong>The Belarusian defense ministry will not disclose detailed information on classified radiation sources to the Department of Nuclear and Radiation Safety at the emergencies ministry, says its directive on the National Legal Internet Portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document has been published more than four months after its adoption in September 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the provisions authorizes the ministry to share only aggregated data on classified nuclear sources used for defense purposes, including those containing uranium, plutonium and thorium in any form.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Nuclear materials used for defense purposes are defined as radioactive substances or radiation devices incorporated into weapons, military and special equipment of the Armed Forces, other troops and military units.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Belarusian officials say that Belarus stores Russian nuclear ammunition. 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