US Readies Push at UN to Warn Against Nuclear Weapons in Space
- A draft Security Council resolution would pressure Russia
- Resolution could come with Japan leading Council in March
The resolution would be introduced while Japan is president of the Security Council this month.
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The US is preparing a United Nations Security Council resolution that would warn against deploying nuclear weapons in space, people familiar with the matter said, as it seeks to dissuade Russia from potential plans to put a warhead in orbit.
The resolution would be introduced while Japan is president of the Security Council this month, according to the people, who asked not to be identified discussing private deliberations. It would likely reiterate countries’ obligations under the 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which bans nuclear weapons in orbit.