From Moon walk to space wars
A new treaty is needed to outlaw all use of force in space, with clearly delineated – and reliably enforced – consequences for violations
50 years afterastronauts first walked on the Moon, space wars have gone from Hollywood fantasy to looming threat. Not content with possessing enough nuclear weapons to wipe out all life on Earth many times over, major powers are rapidly militarising space. Given the world’s increasing reliance on space-based assets, the risks are enormous.
As with the Cold War-era space race between the United States and the Soviet Union, the new global space race ...
