Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov"Russia and China have proposed a new international treaty to ban the use of weapons in outer space.
At a disarmament conference in Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said world security would suffer if an arms race in space was not stopped.
The draft treaty would prohibit the deployment of weapons in space and the use or threat of force against satellites or other craft, he said.
The United States has long opposed being bound by such an agreement.
Correspondents say tensions have increased in recent years over US plans for a new generation of missile shields.
In particular, Moscow is opposed to the country's plans to build part of its new system in Poland and the Czech Republic."
At a disarmament conference in Geneva, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said world security would suffer if an arms race in space was not stopped.
The draft treaty would prohibit the deployment of weapons in space and the use or threat of force against satellites or other craft, he said.
The United States has long opposed being bound by such an agreement.
Correspondents say tensions have increased in recent years over US plans for a new generation of missile shields.
In particular, Moscow is opposed to the country's plans to build part of its new system in Poland and the Czech Republic."
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This article is important because it could turn into another Cold War between Russia and China and the United States. China has recently started working on its own space program. Weapons launched into space will result in a chain reaction. Russia and China are worried that the United States, which has the upper hand in space arms technology, will not agree to the ban on weapons in space.
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