The Russian Federation blocked a US-drafted resolution in the UN Security Council calling for preventing an arms race in space

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Russia used its veto power during the UN Security Council vote on a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan. This document called on all countries to prevent an arms race in outer space. However, according to representatives of the Russian delegation, the resolution was not amended, proposed by Moscow and Beijing, to ban the placement of any weapons in space.

They also opposed the project in connection with the US attempt to create, through the use of the UN Security Council, new international legal obligations in the field of space security that go beyond the framework of existing treaties and agreements

– explained the position of the Russian Federation, the official representative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Maria Zakharova.



She clarified that we are primarily talking about the 1967 Outer Space Treaty.

Let us note that 13 out of 15 members of the UN Security Council voted for the draft resolution proposed by the United States and Japan. China abstained. At the same time, the amendment that no weapons at all should be placed in space, proposed by Moscow and Beijing, was supported by five other members of the UN Security Council: Sierra Leone, Algeria, Ecuador, Guyana and Mozambique.

Seven more Security Council members - the United States, Great Britain, France, Slovenia, the Republic of Korea and Japan - voted against.

Let us recall that several months ago the American media reported about Russia’s alleged plans to place nuclear weapons in space.
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  1. Rusa
    Rusa
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    April 25 2024 11: 51
    The right decision for Russia. By refusing to support a significant amendment by the Russian Federation and China, Washington and its vassals
    They themselves lost their draft resolution.
    1. k7k8
      k7k8
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      April 25 2024 11: 59
      The author of the article is clearly not saying enough. What about weapons for spaceship crews? After all, even on board the Vostok spacecraft, Gagarin had a weapon on the first manned space flight - a PM pistol. And now all crews are armed. And the article states that

      the resolution was not amended by amendments proposed by Moscow and Beijing, providing for a ban on the placement of any weapons in space

      It is not clear what is meant by the term “placement” - long-term as part of on-board equipment? Or will crew weapons also be banned?
      1. In passing
        In passing
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        April 25 2024 17: 56
        Well, it would be nice to do without the astronauts’ personal weapons. What was meant was precisely on-board, space weapons.
        1. k7k8
          k7k8
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          April 25 2024 20: 33
          I was right to ask my questions. Nebenzya (I hope you know who this is) spoke exclusively about nuclear weapons. This means that I was right in asserting that the editors are deliberately misleading us and are trying to make the Russian representation at the UN look like, to put it mildly, stupid people.

          Well, it would be nice to do without the astronauts’ personal weapons

          Yeah! And in the event of an emergency landing in the same taiga, not a single personal weapon is required. You are completely unfamiliar with the story of the adventures of Leonov and Belyaev.