Linas Kojala, Director of the Geopolitics and Security Studies Center, was quoted by the international news agency Reuters in its coverage of Lithuania’s plans to amend constitutional provisions related to nuclear weapons.
According to Kojala, Lithuania’s constitutional ban on nuclear weapons is probably the strictest of its kind among NATO Allies and was adopted before the country joined the Alliance.
“There is a broad consensus that such a restriction does not correspond to the current geopolitical situation, in which the nuclear weapons of the Allies are an essential element of deterrence. Therefore, it is important that there are no obstacles to strengthening the element of deterrence,” Kojala told Reuters.
Read the full Reuters article here.