Space Militarization News Today

The recent contact between Russia and the US over claims Moscow alleged plans to deploy anti-satellite nuclear weapons in space turned out to be unproductive, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Sergey Ryabkov said.

If such a weapon is deployed, it can destroy civilian and military communications satellites.

The surveillance satellite program of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) is an ‘indispensable’ measure to counter US ‘space militarization’, North Korean media said.

Space has become securitized and militarized within the Indian strategic discourse, with technology, assets, and other infrastructure within the domain being used for military purposes.

UNITED NATIONS (Sputnik) - The UN General Assembly on Wednesday adopted a resolution submitted by Russia on no first placement of weapons in outer space. 07.12.2022, Sputnik International

​​​​​​​The Chinese government has accused the US and Japan of “fabricating” China's space threat, saying it is aimed at advancing their own space army expansion.

There are genuine concerns that if steps are not taken to halt the current trend toward space weaponization, space could become an active warfighting domain.