Lithuania moves toward lifting constitutional ban on nuclear deployments

Lithuania’s parliamentary Committee on Legal Affairs has voted 7–2 to approve a proposal removing constitutional restrictions against hosting foreign military bases and weapons of mass destruction, according to tv3.lv on September 9. The decision moves the Baltic nation closer to allowing NATO nuclear forces on its territory, following a broader political consensus reached by parliamentary parties earlier this summer. If passed by the full Seimas and signed by the president, the measure will strike Article 137 from the Lithuanian Constitution. The clause currently prohibits the deployment of weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases, regardless of NATO collective defense arrangements or security threats from Russia.
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