CIS foreign ministers warn of risk of arms race in outer space
Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Independent States called for urgent steps to keep weapons out of space.
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Foreign ministers from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) have expressed concern over forecasts of an emerging arms race in outer space, according to Russian state news agency TASS.
Call for preventive measures
The ministers said they viewed it as crucial to immediately take practical measures aimed at preventing an arms race beyond Earth's atmosphere. The statement was issued following discussions among the bloc's foreign ministers, though TASS's report did not specify further details of what such measures might involve.
The CIS, a regional organisation of several former Soviet republics, has periodically used joint statements to raise concerns about international security issues, including the militarisation of space.
Context
Concerns about the weaponisation of space have featured in international diplomatic discussions for years, with various blocs and the United Nations periodically addressing the issue. TASS did not report on any specific triggering event behind the latest statement, nor on reactions from other countries or international bodies.
No further details on proposed next steps were included in the available reporting.
Sources
- CIS countries concerned by forecast of arms race in outer space — TASS (Russia)
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