• bhmnscmm@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    Isn’t this redundant? The UN Outer Space Treaty already prohibits all WMDs in space, and all major countries have signed on.

    States shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies or station them in outer space in any other manner;

    https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

      • Kusimulkku
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        6 months ago

        I think it might also be aimed at Russia because of the recent talks about space shenanigans