france_1st_armsraceinouterspace

Topic: Arms Race in Space Country: France School: Tustin High School Country Policy: Along with other nations, France believes that outer space should be a peaceful region without war. The French nation in agreement with Russia believes that preventing the arms race in space should be a deliberately important issue. China and Russia are working on a draft treaty that will prohibit any kind of weapon development in outer space, but the U.S. continually deny the treaty proposing that they are in control of the celestial region. The statements France has made since 2002 have focused on a program for the Conference on Disarmament to prevent arms race in space. France was also the first to support strongly the creation of an ad hoc committee on the preclusion of military actions in outer space. France has been in support of the peaceful use such as exploration and advances in space travel of outer space. This remains a fundamental challenge for international security. In June 2001, the French President stated that the non-militarization of space was an essential element. It had been maintained up to now despite all the temptations of the cold war and must be maintained. The peaceful utilization of outer space should be secured for the benefit and in the interests of all and not the heartaches of war. U.N. Involvement: Throughout the ages, technology has advanced exponentially. As technology develop so did artillery and weapons. A militarized outer space may bring many potential effects to the global community. Because of this The United Nations has taken many precautionary steps to deprive a threat to the security of the people. The Intercontinental Ballistic Missile was produce as a precautionary front for the race of war in outer space. The United States has already thought of this idea for the “protection” of the country when all else fails and this option is left as a last resort. In article four of the treaty of 1967, called The Outer Space Treaty of 1967, that any country shall not place any kind of nuclear weapons or any other kind of weapons of mass destruction in outer space. This issue had been brought into attention as early as the 1950s when President Eisenhower stated to the soviets that space was to be used for peaceful purposes only. The UNOOSA, also known as United Nations Office of Outer Space Affairs, has developed a document called Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space which was put into action in December of 1962. This document sets out to ensure peace within the celestial region. It makes certain that space is only to be used for peaceful motivations. At the Conferences of Disarmament the U.S. has prevent any progress on PAROS, Prevention of Arms Race in Outer Space. Another committee had also been set for peace and deterrence of any militarization in outer space called U nited Nations Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Solutions: Some visionaries think that one day it would be possible to live in outer space. Because of this rapid growth in technology today, many countries have also seen war in outer space much like science fiction movies. In today’s world, almost anything is possible with a bit of ingenuity and resources. The French propose an effective yet harmless approach to solve this issue along with many alternatives to provide the best results to solve this issue. The solution that France proposes is much alike many of the current treaties. First step to France’s solution is to ensure that war in outer space is prohibited along with any placement of nuclear weapons and weapons of mass destruction in outer space. This is to ensure the safety of the people and countries. Space weapons could give the United States the upper hand in some future national security emergency. There are currently over 850 satellites are in use today and over half the number of satellites are from the U.S. The Soviet Union had created a land missile that could reach outer space. Second step to this solution is the creation of anti ballistic missile that prevents weapons from outer space to hit Earth’s surface. These anti-weapons would redirect the weapon back into space or diffuse it before it reaches its target. Final step to preventing arms race in space is the regulation of countries weapon manufacturing. Currently three countries are seriously involved in this race of arms in space. These countries are the United States, China, and Russia. Space is an unchartered region which we don’t know the consequences of war. Sources: [] [] [] [] [] [] [] []