The new rules in Finland will permit the deployment of NATO nuclear weapons on Russia’s doorstep
Finnish President Alexander Stubb has signed amendments to the Nuclear Energy Act allowing nuclear weapons to be deployed on the country’s territory. The Nordic nation’s parliament supported lifting the long-standing ban earlier this month.
The removal comes three years after Helsinki renounced its decades-long policy of military neutrality and joined NATO. Finland’s accession into the US-led military bloc has led to serious tensions with Russia, with which it shares a 1,340 km border.
“The president of the republic approved the proposal,” according…
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