Russia has defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging prevention of a space-based nuclear arms race, proposing their own resolution for a ban on space weapons.
Russia on Monday defended its veto of a U.N. resolution urging all nations to prevent a nuclear arms race in outer space, challenging the U.S., Japan and their Western allies to support Moscow’s rival resolution calling for a ban on all weapons in space 'for all time.' Russia’s U.N. ambassador, Vassily Nebenzia, said the United States and Japan, which sponsored the vetoed resolution, are guilty of of 'hypocrisy and double standards.' He accused the U.S.
Wood said all countries should support the Outer Space Treaty and not let Russia distract from the pact's provisions by seeking to advance its own resolution, which he said has language being discussed in other bodies where there is not yet consensus. 'Russia’s actions only seeks to divide states not unite us,' he said. Japanese Ambassador Yamazaki Kazuyuki asked U.N. member nations to imagine what would happen if a nuclear weapon detonated in outer space.
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