Lithuania Considers Constitutional Change to Lift Ban on Nuclear Weapons and Foreign Military Bases
48Framing Analysis
Lithuanian parliamentary parties have agreed to pursue removal of a post-Soviet constitutional provision banning nuclear weapons and foreign military bases on its territory. The change requires two separate two-thirds parliamentary majorities and follows similar action by Finland. President Gitanas Nausėda cited worsening geopolitical conditions as justification, while officials stated there are no immediate plans to host nuclear weapons.