State dossier
Norway
NOR · NORWAY · on the world map
What does it want?
Position: wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN). Supports negotiating a treaty but has not said what it should prohibit.
Wants a treaty, terms open (LBI-OPEN), since 2024-08-26, stated directly (EXPLICIT)
Norway says plainly that it supports a treaty to clarify how the laws of war apply to autonomous weapons, backs the two-tier approach, and co-wrote the seven-state paper with Bulgaria, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, and Luxembourg. It is read as "terms open" rather than "with bans" because its own words support a treaty to clarify the law, without framing it around a ban. The reading follows what Norway said.
Norway supports a legally binding instrument clarifying IHL application to autonomous weapons.
Norway supports the development of a legally binding instrument in order to clarify the application of international humanitarian law to autonomous weapons systems
Statement by Norway to the CCW Group of Governmental Experts on LAWS, second 2024 session, 2024-08-26 source
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How did it vote?
Yes on all three UN votes on autonomous weapons.
Hover a legend chip to light those votes · each resolution links to its record
What has it signed?
Being on a list is a fact. Not being on one is not opposition.
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When has it spoken?
Every time it went on the record, dated.
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What rules has it written at home?
Its own military policy.
Military policy not yet reviewed by this site, as of 2026-11-04.
The record
The documents on file.
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