An overwhelming majority of the Swedish people, 84 per cent, say no to foreign powers being allowed to place military and war materiel on Swedish military bases without Swedish oversight.

This is according to an opinion poll conducted by Novus on behalf of the Swedish Peace Council.

At the same time, the Swedish government has negotiated such an agreement with the United States, which the Swedish parliament will shortly consider.

The well-known and strong opposition to nuclear weapons in Sweden also emerges from the survey.