DISC+MILITARIZATION

Name: Miki Grim
__**Background**__ In the 1960’s the United States and the USSR were constantly trying to become better then one another. So when the USSR launched the //Sputnik// into space, America retaliated with //explorer 1//. This was the beginning of the “space race”, a period of time where America and the USSR were trying to militarize space before each other. The result was that many countries felt that the two countries had an unfair advantage. Yet, despite their complaints, these countries did not have the money or recourses to follow them into space, and so they had to fear an attack from outer space. This is the main reason many countries feel that space should be used only for exploration and for the good of everyone. Countries right now are investing in Weather monitoring, search and rescue, and detecting natural disasters through space satellites. There is also the fear of space debris, peices of satelites or rovers that can fall into orbit and damage earth. __** U.N. Involvement **__ In 1967, the United Nations created the UN Outer Space Treaty, which states that space shall only be used for peaceful means. This treaty was created so no countries would have an outer space advantage, and to prevent space debris which could come down through earth’s atmosphere and harm people. It was ratified then and once again in 2006. There is also the UN Office for Outer Space Affairs, which works mainly on pilot training for satellites. The UN Committee on Peaceful Uses of Outer Space is working on preventing an arms race and coming up with ideas that help all countries.the goal of these three comitees is to prevent harm coming to people from outer space, aither through weapons or through space trash, as well as to keep space as natural as possible. __** Country Policy **__ Egypt greatly supports the committee on peaceful uses of outer space, and supports anyone who wishes to join the committee. We have voted to have both Algeria and Libya in the committee, after they sent in their applications. We have developed a research facility dedicated to the study of peaceful space exploration, andhave opened this facility up to any developing countries who wish to help in the study of space exploration. Egypt wants everyone to have a chance to care for and explore space, and has urged the committee to help finance undeveloped countries who wish the assist in the exploration of space. __**Solution**__ Egypt believes that all countries have a right to explore space, and that their financial status should not effect this. Therefore, we suggest that the comitiee's recommendation to finance those countries least developed be put into effect. Only a small amount of money would be asked of any states that agree, and participation would be strictly voluntary. Countries receiving financial aid would be monitored by the country providing financial support in order to insure that the money was going only to the exploration of space. Any and all countries applying for this aid must agree to be observed, or they can not be aprooved. Egypt feels that by financing the exploration of space in under developed countries, we can get new ideas from countries who before couldn’t research space exploration. This will aid us on our path to learning more about space while maintaining its enitial beauty.