FORUM: Committee on Disarmament and International Security

FORUM: Committee on Disarmament and International Security

QUESTION OF: Prevention of Military Build Up in Outer Space

MAIN SUBMITTER: Ukraine

CO-SUBMITTERS: Togo, China, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Italy, Somalia, DPRK

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY,

Concerned with the current inefficiencies with the United Nations Outer Space Treaties and Principles,

Noting with deep concern that space weapons can impose serious and detrimental problems to manned military operations,

Taking into account the previous resolutions adopted by the General Assembly “Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space” based on the report of the First Committee,

Deeply disturbed by the fact that the development of missiles allows countries to develop offensive technologies under the pretense of defense,

Respectfully supports the right of the states to explore and use outer space for peaceful purposes in accordance with international law,

Reminds all nations to respect the ‘Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, Including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies’,

Recognizes the efforts previously taken by the United Nations (UN) to prevent the militarization of space,

1. Urges a halt on the proliferation of technology, software and equipment that could be utilized to build, deploy space weapons or even impose a certain spectrum of danger or harm, such as eliminating all forms of space weapons excluding surveillance technologies, but not limited to:

a. Intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM),

b. Magneto Hydrodynamic Explosive Munition (MAHEM),

c. Tactical high energy lasers (THEL),

d. Cosmic satellites,

e. Orbital test vehicle (OTV),

f. Vehicles of high-altitude,

g. Other weapons of mass destructions such as chemical, nuclear, and biological weapons;

2. Authorizes a relevant Non-governmental Organization (NGO) under the observation of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to assist the United Nations in tackling the issue of the prevention of an arms race in outer space (PAROS) through means such as but not limited to:

a. Acting as a medium of communication between countries through moderated updates that will be presented to the UN,

b. Helping countries reach a consensus regarding the usage of technological parts that are sold, bought, exported and imported, for surveillance purposes through ways including but not limited to:

i. Transparency reports submitted by the country itself,

ii. Signed and ratified governmental documents;

3. Encourages states to fulfill signed treaties and draft treaties through the principles such as:

a. Avoiding new treaties formed with overlapping content,

b. Executing effective and constructive treaties that have already been ratified, such as but not limited to:

i. The 1967 Outer Space Treaty,

ii. The 1979 Moon Treaty;

4. Calls upon the creation of a CDIS subsidiary branch, that can be dismantled by the central CDIS committee anytime with due cause, to deal with the specific cases of states producing or developing ballistic and/or nuclear weapons if they are part of the P5 through the means such as but not limited to:

a. Investigating all objects and/or equipment launched into space by any state through the authority of Treaty A of the ‘United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space’ Article II, which states ‘Outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, is not subject to national appropriation by claim of sovereignty,’ without legislative difficulty,

b. Investigating every claim to developing or launching an exploration vessel equipped with a nuclear reactor to be more efficient in their operations,

c. Investigating suspicious amounts of weaponry produced by a certain state and submitting the recorded data to the UN,

d. Referring all recommendations for resulting action to the central CDIS committee for execution of the action;

5. Utilizing the ‘United Nations Treaties and Principles on Outer Space’ Treaty A which is ‘Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies’ to improve upon specifics of current regulations of the space treaties which include but are not limited to:

a. Specific modified regulations from the previous clause in which states will be investigated by the subsidiary branch,

b. Article IV of Treat A which supports the prohibition of any kind of military bases, installations, or fortifications on celestial bodies;

6. Requests specific modifications to Operative Clause 2 of Principle 3 from Treaty D which is the ‘Guideline and Criteria for Safe Use’ in Nuclear Reactors’ regulations to include;

a. Uses of a nuclear reactor in emergency situations only if it is utilized at a sufficiently high orbit

after the operational part of the mission,

b. Nuclear reactors will not be permitted to activate in Earth’s atmosphere and may only be used

in the operation part of the mission after the vessel has left Earth’s orbit;

7. Encourages all nations internationally to fully cooperate in future operations to keep the peace and to prevent military build up in outer space, and if possible feel compelled to be a permanent signatory and contributor to this resolution and future projects to further improve the UN’s treaties and principles of outer space.