Lithuania to lift ban on nukes, president says
President Gitanas Nausėda said lawmakers are nearly unanimous on the change, which would keep Lithuania in the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- On Thursday, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced that political leaders agreed to remove the constitutional ban on deploying nuclear weapons, citing evolving security threats.
- President Nauseda described Article 137 as "outdated" and "obsolete," stating that leaders across the political spectrum agreed the provision prevents Lithuania from strengthening deterrence amid deteriorating geopolitical conditions.
- The removal process requires a two-thirds majority in two parliamentary votes, mirroring steps taken by Finland, another NATO member that recently repealed its own nuclear weapons ban.
- While the government has no immediate plans to store nuclear weapons, removing the provision allows Vilnius to adapt if security needs change while maintaining commitment to the nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
- Lithuania, which borders the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad, seeks to avoid becoming a "weak link" within NATO, as leaders argue Allied nuclear deterrence is essential for regional security against potential Russian aggression.
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As European nations strengthen their defense capabilities following the Ukraine-Russia war, Lithuania, a Baltic state, has also begun amending its laws to allow the deployment of nuclear weapons, following Finland. According to local media outlets such as LRT and Euronews on the 3rd (local time), 50 Lithuanian lawmakers proposed a bill to repeal Article 137 of the Constitution, which stipulates that "weapons of mass destruction and foreign milit…
(Berlin=Yonhap News) Correspondent Kim Gye-yeon = As the European security environment changes rapidly, following Finland, the Baltic state of Lithuania is also... legislation to allow the deployment of nuclear weapons in its territory...
Lithuania is preparing to amend its constitution to lift the ban on nuclear weapons and foreign military bases. President Gitanas Nausėda said after a meeting with parliamentary leaders that there was almost unanimous support for repealing a provision that is now considered obsolete in the Lithuanian capital. It concerns Article 137 of the Lithuanian constitution, which currently prohibits the deployment of nuclear weapons and foreign bases on L…
Lithuania moves to lift nuclear weapons ban, following Finland's lead
President Gitanas Nauseda said Lithuania's constitutional ban on nuclear weapons and foreign military bases had become "outdated," as Finland's own nuclear ban formally ended on Wednesday, prompting Russian threats that Moscow could destroy half the country.
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