On 11 August 2026, Latvia and several other countries* joined the joint statement initiated by the United States of America (USA) on ballistic missile launch notifications, in which countries are encouraged to participate in mechanisms such as the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, which provides for advance notification of ballistic missile launches. The statement emphasises that, given the recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Pacific region …
On 11 August 2026, Latvia and several other countries* joined the joint statement initiated by the United States of America (USA) on ballistic missile launch notifications, in which countries are encouraged to participate in mechanisms such as the Hague Code of Conduct against Ballistic Missile Proliferation, which provides for advance notification of ballistic missile launches. The statement emphasises that, given the recent test of an intercontinental ballistic missile in the Pacific region – which did not comply with the standard practice of advance notification adopted by many countries – the USA, Latvia, and the other countries that have joined the statement* call on all countries, particularly those possessing nuclear weapons, to…
