Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space

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The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space document is a 1981 UN resolution [1] that reaffirms the fundamental principles of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and advocates for a ban on the weaponization of space." [2]

The Ad Hoc PAROS Committee (Cttee) is a subsidiary body to the Conference on Disarmament (CD). In 1985 after much diplomatic discussion, agreement was reached on the Cttee mandate at the CD. For many years, the mandate of Cttee was renewed annually instead of it having a permanent mandate, owing to diplomatic disagreement. The Cttee mandate wording limited it, and it was not a proper "negotiating forum". [3] The Cttee mandate was to examine: [4]

On 28 October 2009, the CD "adopted draft resolution A/C.1/64/L.25 entitled Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space. The draft resolution was adopted by a vote of 176 in favor, none against, and two abstentions (the United States and Israel)." [5]

On December 4, 2014, the General Assembly of the UN passed two resolutions on preventing an arms race in outer space: [6]

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References

  1. ↑ See Official Records of the General Assembly, A/RES/36/97 C, 9 December 1981. (Alves 1991, I:5 note 22)
  2. ↑ "Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space". Federation of American Scientists. Retrieved 6 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Alves 1991, I:6
  4. ↑ Alves 1991, I:7
  5. ↑ "Proposed Prevention of an Arms Race in Space (PAROS) Treaty". Nuclear Threat Initiative. May 31, 2017. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 "General Assembly Adopts 63 Drafts on First Committee's Recommendation with Nuclear Disarmament at Core of Several Recorded Votes". United Nations Meetings Coverage and Press Releases. 2 December 2014. Archived from the original on 2017-07-04.

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