Wednesday, October 14Global edition

Topic: NATO nuclear deterrence

Lithuania votes 99–13 to begin removing its 1992 nuclear weapons ban

The Seimas took the first of three required steps to strike Article 137 from the constitution, which has barred weapons of mass destruction and foreign military bases since the Soviet army left. Two further votes are needed, in October and January, each requiring a two-thirds supermajority.

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