{"id":9135,"date":"2021-11-25T12:37:13","date_gmt":"2021-11-25T12:37:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/TheNextWeb=1374094"},"modified":"2021-11-25T12:37:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-25T12:37:13","slug":"our-outdated-space-laws-could-threaten-global-peace-the-un-aims-to-change-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.londonchiropracter.com\/?p=9135","title":{"rendered":"Our outdated space laws could threaten global peace \u2014 the UN aims to change that"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On Nov. 15, 2021, Russia destroyed one of its own old satellites<\/a> using a missile launched from the surface of the Earth, creating a massive debris cloud that threatens many space assets, including astronauts onboard the International Space Station. This happened only two weeks after the United Nations General Assembly First Committee formally recognized the vital role that space and space assets<\/a> play in international efforts to better the human experience \u2013 and the risks military activities in space pose to those goals.<\/p>\n

The U.N. First Committee deals with disarmament, global challenges and threats to peace that affect the international community. On Nov. 1, it approved a resolution that creates an open-ended working group. The goals of the group are to assess current and future threats to space operations, determine when behavior may be considered irresponsible, \u201cmake recommendations on possible norms, rules and principles of responsible behaviors,\u201d and \u201ccontribute to the negotiation of legally binding instruments\u201d \u2013 including a treaty to prevent \u201can arms race in space<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n

We are two space policy experts with specialties in space law<\/a> and the business of commercial space<\/a>. We are also the president and vice president at the National Space Society, a nonprofit space advocacy group. It is refreshing to see the U.N. acknowledge the harsh reality that peace in space remains uncomfortably tenuous. This timely resolution has been approved as activities in space become ever more important and \u2013 as shown by the Russian test \u2013 tensions continue to rise.<\/p>\n

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