Report: US Installs Radiation Sensors Across Ukraine

Facts

• The Biden administration is setting up a network of atomic sensors across Ukraine that can detect potential bursts of radiation from a nuclear weapon or a dirty bomb and identify the origin, The New York Times reported on Friday.¹
• Citing the statement of the Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST), a unit of atomic experts, the report claimed the sensors are being deployed "throughout the region" and would have the ability "to characterize the size, location, and effects of any nuclear explosion."²
• The NEST will reportedly deploy the sensors, which would deny Russia "any opportunity to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine without attribution," assist in training Ukrainian personnel and monitor any data collected by the sensors.³
• The aim of wiring Ukraine with atomic sensors is to reportedly deter Russia by making it clear that the US can expose Moscow's use of a nuclear weapon as a false-flag operation and "make actionable, technically informed decisions to protect public health and safety."⁴
• The development comes after Russia last month reached an agreement with Belarus — which shares a long border with Ukraine — to station tactical nuclear weapons on the latter's territory.⁵
• Earlier this month, the Pentagon said the US would send Ukraine about $500M in ammunition and equipment and spend more than $2B to buy an array of munitions, radar, and new weapons to help Kyiv counter Russian drones.⁶

Sources: ¹New York Times, ²The Japan Times, ³Express.co.uk, ⁴Sputnik International, ⁵ITN, and ⁶Associated Press.

Narratives

• Anti-Russia narrative, as provided by Euromaidan Press. The situation in Ukraine is becoming increasingly dangerous and frightening, as concerns grow Moscow could use nuclear weapons to secure a complete victory. Washington is just taking concrete steps to prepare for the worst possible outcomes of the invasion of Ukraine, ensure evidence is collected to verify Russia's involvement, and hold Putin accountable.
• Pro-Russia narrative, as provided by Sputnik International. The real reasons the US is setting up atomic sensors across Ukraine involve shifting the blame to Russia if Washington or NATO uses a nuclear weapon for their failure to safeguard Kyiv’s nazi regime. By wiring Ukraine with radiation sensors, Washington hopes to win the narrative and prep for the eventual false-flag blame game.

Predictions