The Social Democrats have got a new wording on nuclear weapons on Swedish territory due to the DCA agreement with the USA.
But this does not calm down the Left Party.
The DCA agreement gives the American military the right to use 17 Swedish military bases across the country, where they can place military personnel and equipment.
The agreement has been criticised by, among others, the Left Party for lacking formulations on nuclear weapons, unlike in Denmark and Norway.
The Social Democrats have also had reservations and wanted the formulations in the proposal on the agreement, which the Riksdag will vote on, to be clarified.
Now the Social Democrats have got an addition on the non-proliferation treaty on nuclear weapons in the text. An important clarification, according to the Social Democrats' defence policy spokesperson Peter Hultqvist.
It kills the discussion about nuclear weapons on Swedish territory, he says.
"Does not calm down"
The nuclear powers that have signed the non-proliferation treaty, including the USA, undertake not to transfer nuclear weapons to other countries, while non-nuclear states undertake not to receive nuclear weapons.
It clarifies that it is not at all current and that we have international commitments that make it impossible for this to happen, says Hultqvist.
The Social Democrats are therefore satisfied and will vote yes when the proposal on the agreement is decided by the Riksdag next week.
But the Left Party remains critical.
It does not calm us down in any way, says foreign policy spokesperson Håkan Svenneling.
He says that the wording is a step in the right direction, but emphasizes that it stops at being a unilateral Swedish interpretation.
It is still not clear since it is not written into the agreement. Then you would also have had an opportunity to verify from the American side that the Swedish view applies.
The agreement is, however, already signed and cannot be changed.
"Pseudo-debate"
The Christian Democrats agreed to the Social Democrats' request for the addition, but do not think it makes a big difference in practice.
We know that America has respect for the fact that we do not want any nuclear weapons on Swedish territory in peacetime, and it is also a pseudo-debate because there is no reason for America to have it – they have their own platforms in the Atlantic that they can use in that case, says defence policy spokesperson Mikael Oscarsson.
The Government's view is that it is not current to have American nuclear weapons on Swedish territory in peacetime. In a war situation, the question may, however, be reassessed, as Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson (M) has previously stated.
Sweden entered into the defence cooperation agreement with the USA at the beginning of December.
The agreement is abbreviated to DCA in English, Defence Cooperation Agreement.
It gives the USA's military the right to use a total of 17 Swedish military bases, facilities and training areas across the country.
The locations are spread from Kiruna, Boden and Luleå in the north, to Ronneby and Revingehed in the south.
There, the USA gets the right to, among other things, place military personnel and equipment, and conduct exercises.
The USA has concluded similar agreements with several other countries, including Finland, Norway and Denmark.
