Lithuanian parliament votes to lift constitutional ban on deployment of nuclear weapons

The Seimas (Parliament) of Lithuania voted to reject the ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country. It's from sb.by.

During the plenary session, 106 deputies voted for the abolition of an article of the Constitution prohibiting the deployment of nuclear weapons in the country, 6 abstained, 18 were against.

“Rejecting the ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons removes the legal security constraints that set us apart from other EU and NATO countries,” said Seimas picker Juozas Olekas.

The decision of the Seimas suggests that Article 137, which prohibits the deployment of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, will be deleted from the Constitution. The same article prohibits foreign military bases. Vilnius is currently seeking such a base in the United States.

The Sejm must vote to amend the Constitution twice at three-month intervals. The amendment must be supported by a qualified majority of 94 out of 141. A second vote is scheduled for January 12.

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