President Gitanas Nausėda announced Friday that he initiated a constitutional amendment to remove Lithuania's current restriction on deploying nuclear weapons, a move that would allow the country to participate in NATO's collective nuclear deterrence. Nausėda emphasized the constitutional change is a preparatory step with no concrete deployment plans in place.
Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda announced Friday that he has initiated a constitutional amendment to remove the current restriction on deploying nuclear weapons in Lithuania. The move would allow the country to take part in NATO's collective nuclear deterrence framework, Nausėda said.
As The Zioneer reported on Thursday, Nausėda had earlier secured agreement among Lithuania's parliamentary parties to lift the constitutional ban, describing it as a response to fundamentally changed geopolitical circumstances. Friday's announcement formalizes the legislative initiative.
The shift follows similar steps by other NATO allies. Finland's parliament passed legislation lifting its nuclear weapons ban in June, while clarifying it has no intention of hosting or permanently stationing such arms. The UK has also announced plans to strengthen its nuclear deterrence posture.
Nausėda emphasized there are currently no concrete plans to host nuclear weapons on Lithuanian soil, framing the constitutional change as a preparatory measure rather than an immediate operational decision.
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