Arms Control


Preventing Outer Space Arms Race Would Avert Grave Danger: UN First Committee -- United Nations General Assembly  -- October 20, 2008
Space Warfare

Preventing an arms race in outer space was the hot-button issue on the floor of the First Committee (Disarmament and International Security) today, as Egypt, in one of two draft resolutions introduced in the Committee, sought to highlight the danger of an arms race in outer space, while representatives of countries with major space capabilities debated how best to address the issue.

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U.S. braces for face-off over weapons treaties -- Nicholas Kralev and John Zarocostas  -- Washington Times  -- February 11, 2008
Nuclear Proliferation

The United States is headed for a showdown with Russia and China this week over competing international treaties, one banning the production of nuclear materials and the other trying to prevent an arms race in space.

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Taming Antisatellite and Space Weapons -- Richard L. Garwin  -- Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists  -- May 30, 2007
Space Warfare

Richard Garwin suggests a compromise space weapons treaty that would prohibit new anti-satellite weapon tests, but still allow for temporary and reversible attacks (ex. jamming, concealment, interference with the line of sight, etc) on non-strategic space assets.

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Conference on Disarmament Hears Statements from 17 States on Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space -- Staff  -- U.N. Conference on Disarmament  -- February 13, 2007
Space Warfare

Report from the opening of the United Nations Conference on Disarmament with statements from 17 countries, mainly focusing on the question of prevention of an arms race in outer space.

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An Arms Race in Space Isn't the Problem -- Michael Krepon and Michael Katz-Hyman  -- Space News  -- February 12, 2007
Anti-Satellite Weapons

The authors argue that the Chinese anti-satellite weapons test is unlikely to spark an arms race between the U.S. and China but does illustrate the need for "rules of the road" in outer space.

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The National Space Policy and space arms control -- Nader Elhefnawy  -- The Space Review  -- November 26, 2006
Space Warfare

The administration’s new national space policy, which does not rule out the deployment of weapons in space, is a counterpoint to international efforts to restrict or prohibit such weapons. Nader Elhefnawy examines whether that policy may actually be counterproductive to broader national interests.

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U.N. Conference on Disarmament holds discussion on importance of preventing an arms race in outer space -- Staff  -- United Nations  -- June 8, 2006
Space Warfare

The U.N. Conference on Disarmament held a structured debate on the issue of the prevention of an arms race in outer space, first addressing the importance and significance of prevention of an arms race in outer space, and then debating the scope and basic definitions of a future international legal agreement on prevention of the placement of weapons in outer space, and the threat or use of force against outer space objects.

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U.N. Votes To Outlaw Nuclear Terrorism -- Colum Lynch  -- Washington Post  -- April 14, 2005
Nuclear Proliferation

The 191-member U.N. General Assembly on Wednesday unanimously approved a treaty outlawing the use of nuclear weapons by terrorists and their supporters.

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Space Weapons Harm Nonproliferation, Analyst Says -- Joe Fiorill  -- Global Security Newswire  -- March 31, 2005
Space Warfare

Michael Krepon of the Stimson Center argues that a U.S. push for military dominance in space could backfire by damaging international efforts to curb WMD proliferation.

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Russia, China urge start to space weapons talks -- Robert Evans  -- San Diego Union Tribune  -- March 22, 2005
Space Warfare

Russia and China declared that rapidly advancing technology made it increasingly urgent to start international talks on banning all weaponry from outer space to prevent an arms race.

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