The authors contend that the 1967 Outer Space Treaty already bans the "stationing of strike weapons of any sort in low-Earth orbit, including kinetic kill vehicles and lasers."
Ambassador Graham argues that the international community should pursue a new treaty that establishes "a space regime, under which the international community decisively enshrines space as a peaceful environment."
Hans-Joachim Heintze examines the term "peaceful uses of outer space" in international law and concludes that the term is ambigious and of little use for developing an space weapons treaty.
Michael Gerrard examines the international legal issues involved in defending against earth-crossing asteroids.