Nordic NATO Candidates Seek No Opt-Outs on Nuclear Weapons
- Finnish premier rejects ‘any preconditions’ to its NATO entry
- Turkey, Hungary still haven’t ratified Finnish and Swedish bid
Ulf Kristersson and Sanna Marin during a news conference in Helsinki, Finland, on Nov. 1.
Photographer: Vesa Moilanen/AFP/Getty Images
Finland and Sweden reiterated they plan to ask for no opt-outs from hosting NATO’s bases or nuclear weapons as they join the defense alliance.
Asked at a press conference in Helsinki on Tuesday whether Finland would allow nuclear weapons in its territory during peace time or seek to opt out from such a move in the future, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin told reporters her country doesn’t want to “close any doors” and that there should not be “any preconditions” to its NATO membership.
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Nordic NATO Candidates Seek No Opt-Outs on Nuclear Weapons