Overview
- Reports citing Reuters say Lithuania has agreed in principle to remove the constitutional prohibition on weapons of mass destruction to allow allied nuclear assets on its territory.
- Officials emphasize the move is intended to permit hosting by NATO or the United States and not to enable Lithuania to build its own nuclear weapons.
- Senior leaders have publicly backed the shift and the defense minister confirmed talks with Washington about possible U.S. deployments are already underway.
- No constitutional amendment or weapons deployment has been finalized and the next concrete steps are parliamentary action on the wording and official coordination with NATO.
- The change would set a precedent for an eastern‑flank former Soviet republic, raise regional security concerns given borders with Kaliningrad and Belarus, and has already altered market perceptions of NATO‑Russia risk.