Pentagon Spokesman's Regular Briefing
DoD News Briefing
Mr. Kenneth H. Bacon, ASD PA
Thursday, January 4, 2001 - 3:00 p.m. EST
Q: - I've got a Kaliningrad thing. Back in - I think it was the Bush administration, the U.S. Navy took tactical nukes off its ships, and I don't think there was ever a treaty or agreement with the Russians on this. But I think they did something similar, perhaps, or perhaps it just applied to the Baltic fleet. I'm not sure. But at that time, might they have taken Navy tactical nuclear weapons off of their ships and put them into headquarters of the Baltic fleet, which is Kaliningrad? Or does this - might this be something that's been around for a few years?
Bacon: It's highly possible that they took tactical nuclear weapons off their ships and stored them in Kaliningrad.
Q: How about Army weapons?
Bacon: It's highly possible they stored Army and Air Force weapons at storage sites in Kaliningrad.
Q: And they might have done this several years ago?
Bacon: Yes, they might have.
Yes?
Q: On another issue --
Q: No, I have a question with that --
Bacon: Yeah?
Q: Can you comment on the security of Kaliningrad? And is there any risk of those weapons falling into the wrong hands?
Bacon: Our experience has been that generally the Russians have been quite diligent in securing their weapons.
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