№ 1, 2024. Military Use of Space

April 13, 2024

Nothing New Under the Sun

Placing weapons in space and turning the outer space into a potential arena of combat action poses a significant threat to strategic stability and global security. The deployment of various types of weapons in space could inflict serious damage on the existing arms control arrangements, especially in the area of nuclear and missile weapons. It could also trigger a new wave of the arms race, which could spiral to a whole new level.

H.E. Anatoly Antonov
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the USA

Today we invite our readers to recall the article “Military Use of Space” written by H. E. Anatoly Antonov. It was originally published in Russia Confidential Journal No. 8, Vol. 2, 2012.

Key words: Space

NPT

E16/MIN – 24/04/13