BRICS Nations Call for Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space
New Delhi Declaration emphasizes peaceful use of space technologies and multilateral legal frameworks
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At the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, member nations adopted a declaration advocating for the peaceful use of outer space and the prevention of an arms race, calling for a multilateral legal instrument to ensure global security.
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Why It Matters
The BRICS group held its 18th summit in New Delhi, resulting in a formal declaration regarding international security policies.
NEW DELHI, September 12. /TASS/. BRICS countries emphasized the need to prevent an arms race in outer space in the New Delhi Declaration adopted at the group’s 18th summit.
"We recognize the need to ensure the use of space systems, as well as the achievements of space science and technologies, for peaceful purposes. We also reassert our support for ensuring the long-term sustainability of outer space activities and prevention of an arms race in outer space (PAROS) and of its weaponization, as well as the threats or use of force against outer space objects," the document said.
BRICS also called for negotiations to adopt a relevant legal multilateral instrument to ensure global security.
Open Questions
- What specific legal instruments are proposed for space security?
- How will non-BRICS space powers respond to this declaration?
