Finland's parliament lifts nuclear weapons ban for NATO (opens in new tab)

Finland’s parliament voted on June 17 to lift the country’s long-standing total ban on nuclear weapons, approving government-backed changes by 125 votes to 61, with 13 lawmakers absent. The bill allows nuclear weapons to be brought into, transported through, supplied or possessed in Finland when the country’s defense requires it, and it needs presidential approval to take effect. The measure amends Finland’s Nuclear Energy Act and Criminal Code, repealing provisions dating to the 1980s that b...