TREE NEWS update: Lithuania’s parliament held a first vote on a constitutional amendment to repeal Article 137, which bars weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases on Lithuanian territory. The vote supports scrapping the ban, a first step toward allowing nuclear weapons to enter or be deployed in the country.
Lithuania Parliament Votes on Lifting Constitutional Ban on Nuclear Weapons
This is a procedural first step, not a deployment decision, but it signals a genuine willingness in Vilnius to reopen a taboo that has shaped its security posture since independence. The amendment's fate matters most for the regional balance around NATO's eastern flank, where any host-country shift on nuclear basing invites reciprocal signalling from Moscow. The open question is whether the required supermajority holds through subsequent readings, and whether other frontline states read this as precedent or exception.
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