Finland proposes lifting nuclear weapons ban
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Finland’s government proposed amending its 1987 Nuclear Energy Act to allow bringing, transporting, delivering, or possessing nuclear weapons in Finland when connected to Finland’s military defence.
Why it matters
The existing law prohibits importing, manufacturing, possessing, and detonating nuclear explosives on Finnish soil, including during wartime. The proposal creates an exception tied to Finland’s military defence that would cover bringing a nuclear weapon into Finland and transporting, delivering, or possessing one in Finland. The government framed the change as aligning Finland more closely with Nato’s deterrence policy. The proposal was presented by Defence Minister Antti Häkkänen at a news conference on Thursday.
Implications
- • Defence-linked movement and custody of nuclear weapons in Finland would be legally permissible under the proposed exception.
- • Activities involving nuclear explosives would remain prohibited outside the defence-linked conditions described in the proposal.
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