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Would large Swedish battleships draw Sweden into naval treaties?

A Swedish program of large German- and French-derived capital ships would draw treaty attention.

Question

Would building these large German- and French-derived battleships bring Sweden into the naval treaties?

Short answer

Yes. A Swedish program of that scale would draw it into the treaty system.

Notes

The hypothetical Swedish program includes a German-derived ship with eight 380 mm guns and a French Lyon-derived ship with sixteen 340 mm guns. The direct answer is that ships on that scale would pull Sweden into the naval treaties. No negotiating position, tonnage allocation, or particular treaty settlement is worked through.