Sweden got strange warning from administration
Oliver Pechter, Business Insider Nordic
United States’ Secretary of Defense James Mattis has sent a letter to the Swedish Minister for Defence Peter Hultqvist regarding Sweden’s intention to sign a treaty banning nuclear bombs, Svenska Dagbladet reports.
Sweden is among 122 countries backing the first-ever UN treaty imposing total nuclear weapons ban ...
... Trump’s Secretary of Defense warns about severe consequences if Sweden signs the treaty – it would affect both the newly expanded cooperation and the military support from US in case of war.
The letter from Mattis is considered a bit strange since United States does not usually interfere with the Swedish government’s decisions. It could be seen as a way to influence Sweden’s standpoint on nuclear weapons ...
http://www.businessinsider.com/sweden-got-a-strange-warning-from-the-trump-administration-2017-9
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