Proposal For A New Defense Strategy for Lithuania

Lithuania's current defense is overly reliant on external help — with little to no Plan B. In a world increasingly dictated by strength, this represents a substantial vulnerability. To address that, we are proposing a radical paradigm shift based on the French deterrence model.

In the aftermath of the Second World War — and after three devastating wars with Germany — France committed to a massive investment in its defense to ensure that, once and for all, its sovereignty would never be questioned ever again. From that emerged the development of the nuclear weapons program, ensuring any aggressor would suffer catastrophic consequences.

We seek to replicate the same logic to Lithuanian defense, at an identical cost as a share of GDP as France's investments in deterrence. Recent advances in AI, autonomous systems, and drone warfare have fundamentally transformed what a small nation can achieve independently to safeguard its sovereignty.

Our 200 defense initiatives are designed exactly for that: to guarantee unbearable costs to any aggressor — and, once and for all, secure Lithuania's full sovereignty through strength, not dependency.