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US joins efforts to set international rules in outer space
Wednesday January 18, 2012 01:43:55 PM,
IANS
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Washington: The US has
decided to join the European Union (EU) and other nations to draw
up an international code of conduct for outer space activities,
said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Tuesday.
Space systems "allow the free flow of information across platforms
that open up our global markets, enhance weather forecasting and
environmental monitoring, and enable global navigation and
transportation," said Clinton in a statement.
But "the long-term sustainability of our space environment is at
serious risk from space debris and irresponsible actors," added
Clinton.
In response to these challenges, "a code of conduct will help
maintain the long-term sustainability, safety, stability, and
security of space by establishing guidelines for the responsible
use of space", she said.
The proposal was first submitted to the Conference on Disarmament
by EU in 2009, days after a disused Russian military satellite and
a US communications satellite collided, reported Xinhua.
Countries signing up to the code would pledge to maintain freedom
of access and use of outer space "for peaceful purposes without
interference, fully respecting the security, safety and integrity
of space objects in orbit", according to the text released in
Geneva in 2009.
Clinton said Washington "will not enter into a code of conduct
that in any way constrains our national security-related
activities in space or our ability to protect the United States
and our allies".
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