Russia says space ‘must be free from any weapon’
Russia’s ally China also condemned Washington’s move on Tuesday, urging the US to 'stop preparing for war in outer space'.
Moscow has called for an end to the weaponisation of space after the US confirmed deploying on-orbit space control weapons for the first time, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. Peskov reiterated Russia's stance that space must be weapon-free and called for global cooperation to achieve complete demilitarisation of space. China also criticised the US move, urging Washington to halt preparations for space warfare.
The US Space Force stated that the new weapons, capable of defending the joint force against hostile actions, can be deployed for both offensive and defensive purposes, but emphasized that they are not nuclear-armed. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty, which all three nations are signatories to, prohibits the placement of nuclear weapons in space, but does not ban all military activities.
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