The prospect of joining NATO poses a quandary for many Swedes: How can the country seek to lead global efforts in peace and nuclear disarmament as a member of an alliance whose power largely rests on nuclear weapons?
Application stirs painful questions over whether a paragon of peacemaking can also participate in a nuclear-armed allianceFor two centuries, Sweden has shunned military alliances. Its decision last week to seek NATO membership ends that, fundamentally altering the Scandinavian country’s security posture.
It also challenges the notion of neutrality, for many years a pillar of Swedish national identity, and poses a quandary for many Swedes: How can the country seek to lead global efforts in peace and nuclear disarmament as a member of
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