Lithuania
Country Spotlight
Independent between the two World Wars, Lithuania was annexed by the USSR in 1940. Since gaining independence, it has joined NATO and the EU, as well as a number of treaties and organizations pertaining to nonproliferation. Lithuania does not possess any WMD programs, and has dismantled all Cold War-era WMD facilities on its territory.
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Region Former Soviet Union
2009 Ignalia nuclear power plant fully shut down
2017 Officially withdrew plans to construct a new nuclear power plant with Estonia and Latvia. As of July 3, 2025, the Government of the Republic of Lithuania has agreed to investigate restarting the development of nuclear energy
18 Number of ATACMS missile pods planned to be purchased from US
Nuclear
- Has never possessed or pursued nuclear weapons
- Agreed to decommission Ignalia nuclear power plant as a condition of joining European Union
- Unsuccessfully attempted to block the construction of Belarus’s nuclear power plant due to safety concerns
- Working group established at the Ministry of Energy to prepare options for the development of nuclear energy in Lithuania
Biological
- Has never possessed or pursued a biological weapons program
- Strengthened export controls as a condition of European Union membership
- Australia Group member
Missile
- Has never possessed or pursued ballistic or cruise missile programs
- Purchasing U.S. ATACMS missiles and HIMARS rockets
- Received $16.6 million worth of Javelin medium-range anti-tank weapon systems from the US in May 2024
- Purchased additional NASAMS Anti-air missiles from Kongsberg Defense & Aerospace as well as Polish-made GROM MANPADS
- Sent Stinger anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine in February 2022, and has purchased NASAMS missile launchers for donation to Ukraine
Chemical
- Has never possessed or pursued a chemical weapons program
- Strengthened export controls as a condition of European Union membership
- Australia Group member