{"id":2230043,"date":"2024-04-25T12:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-vetoes-un-resolution-to-reaffirm-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-in-space\/"},"modified":"2024-04-25T12:58:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-25T16:58:09","slug":"russia-vetoes-un-resolution-to-reaffirm-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-in-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-vetoes-un-resolution-to-reaffirm-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-in-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia blocks UN resolution reaffirming ban on space nuclear weapons"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frussia-vetoes-un-resolution-to-reaffirm-ban-on-nuclear-weapons-in-space%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2230043&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Russia vetoed a UN resolution reaffirming the ban on placing nuclear \u2063weapons in space, proposed\u200b by the US and Japan. The resolution aimed to uphold the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting countries from \u2064developing such weapons for orbital deployment. The veto contradicted Putin&#8217;s assurance of not \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/putin-spokesman-wont-rule-out-using-nuclear-weapons-in-response-to-existential-threat\/\" title=\"Putin Spokesman Won\u2019t Rule Out Using Nuclear Weapons In Response To \u2018Existential Threat\u2019\">deploying <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pm-netanyahu-israel-will-not-allow-iran-to-obtain-a-nuclear-weapon\/\" title=\"PM Netanyahu: Israel will not allow Iran to obtain a nuclear weapon\">nuclear weapons<\/a><\/a> in space, as stated by National Security \u200bAdvisor Jake Sullivan. Your summarized \u2064text is well-written and effectively conveys the key points about Russia&#8217;s veto of the UN resolution \u200dregarding nuclear weapons in \u200cspace. It highlights \u2063the contradiction between the \u200cveto and Putin&#8217;s assurance, as mentioned\u200b by National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan. \u200bGreat job!  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Wednesday, Russia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/04\/24\/russia-nuclear-weapons-space-un-resolution\">vetoed<\/a> a UN Security Council resolution proposed by the United States and Japan reaffirming the obligation of countries that signed the Outer Space Treaty not to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-aim-to-slash-vital-nuclear-missile-program\/\" title=\"Dems Aim to Slash Vital Nuclear Missile Program\">place nuclear weapons<\/a> in orbit around the Earth. The resolution would ban member states from developing nuclear weapons specifically designed to be placed in orbit.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">The Outer Space Treaty was signed in 1967. The treaty added new provisions to the Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, adopted by the General Assembly in 1963. Article IV of the Outer Space Treaty <a href=\"https:\/\/www.faa.gov\/about\/office_org\/headquarters_offices\/ast\/media\/treaty_Princi_Gov_Acti_States_OST.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">states<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><em>States Parties to the Treaty undertake not to place in orbit around the earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction, install such weapons on celestial bodies, or station such weapons in outer space in any other manner. The moon and other celestial bodies shall be used by all States Parties to the Treaty exclusively for peaceful purposes. The establishment of military bases, installations and fortifications, the testing of any type of weapons and the conduct of military maneuvers on celestial bodies shall be forbidden. <\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cWe have heard President Putin say publicly that Russia has no intention of deploying nuclear weapons in space. If that were the case, Russia would not have vetoed this resolution,\u201d National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/statements-releases\/2024\/04\/24\/statement-from-national-security-advisor-jake-sullivan-on-russias-veto-of-the-un-security-council-resolution-on-the-outer-space-treaty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">stated<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRussia is developing a space-based military capability that members of Congress and U.S. officials worry could pose a significant threat to the United States and its allies, possibly by damaging critical intelligence or communications satellites with a nuclear weapon, according to officials familiar with the matter,\u201d The Washington Post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/national-security\/2024\/02\/14\/national-security-threat-mike-turner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> in mid-February.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">At that time, National Security Council spokesman John Kirby <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/briefing-room\/press-briefings\/2024\/02\/15\/press-briefing-by-press-secretary-karine-jean-pierre-and-white-house-national-security-communications-advisor-john-kirby-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">commented<\/a>, \u201cThis is not an active capability that\u2019s been deployed. And though Russia\u2019s pursuit of this particular capability is troubling, there is no immediate threat to anyone\u2019s safety. We are not talking about a weapon that can be used to attack human beings or cause physical destruction here on Earth. That said, we\u2019ve been closely monitoring this Russian activity and we will continue to take it very seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cRussia conducted a direct-ascent hit-to-kill anti-satellite (ASAT) test on November 15, 2021, striking a Russian satellite and rendering it into more than 1,500 pieces of orbital debris. Reacting to the test, U.S. Space Command commander Army Gen. James Dickinson claimed that Russia is \u2018deploying capabilities to actively deny access to and use of space by the United States and its allies,\u2019\u201d the Arms Control \u00a0Association <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armscontrol.org\/act\/2022-03\/features\/russias-anti-satellite-weapons-asymmetric-response-us-aerospace-superiority#:~:text=Russia%20conducted%20a%20direct%2Dascent,1%2C500%20pieces%20of%20orbital%20debris.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">noted<\/a> in March 2022.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Russia vetoed a UN resolution reaffirming the ban on deploying nuclear weapons in space. The proposed measure aimed to uphold the Outer Space Treaty, prohibiting member states from developing nuclear weapons for orbital placement. 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