United Nations and Outer Space

1 Anti Satellites (ASAT) are weapons to destroy or impair orbiting satellites.

2 SDI/BMD is a multi-layered space-based defensive weapons system to intercept the enemy's missiles. Presently, it is being used by the Super Powers.

3 William J. Stover , “Sea and Space as Areas of International Conflict and Cooperation,” Peace Research, Vol. 18, No. 3, September 1986, p. 37.

4 The United Nations aad Outer Space (New York, UN Publication, 1977), p. 3.

5 “The Peaceful Use of Outer Space: Eighteen Nation Committee Established by Assembly for Preparatory Studies.” United Nations Review, Vol.6, No. 2, January 1959, p. 10.

6 Ralph Chipman (Ed.), The World in Space: A Survey of Space Activities and Issues (Englewood Cliffs, N.J., 1982), p. 653.

7 Ibid.

8 Ibid., p. 654.

9 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, pp. 154–155.

10 Ibid., pp. 154–155.

11 Cited in UN Monthly Chronicle, Vol. IV, No. 2, February 1967, p. 10.

12 UN Monthly Chronicle, Vol. V, No. 1, January 1968, p. 18 (Also see full text, pp. 154–155).

13 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, p. 7.

14 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1972 Vol. 26 (New York, United Nations, 1975) p. 46.

15 For full text see, Yearbook of the United Nations, 1971, Vol. 25 (New York, United Nations, 1974), pp. 154–155.

16 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1976, Vol. 30 (New York, United Nations, 1979) p. 72.

17 For full text see, Yearbook of the United Nations, 1961, (New York, United Nations, 1963), pp. 154–155.

18 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, p. 8.

19 For full text see, Status of Multilateral Arms Regulation and Disarmament Agreements (New York, United Nations, 1983), pp. 154–155.

20 Ibid., p. 148.

21 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, p. 10.

22 Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space. Verbatim Records of the One Hundred and Fifty Ninth Meeting, A/AC. 105/PV. 159, 23 June 1976, p. 17.

23 Twenty-Third Session of the General Assembly, International Cooperation in the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space: Report of the COPUOS, Document A/7462, 19 December 1968, p. 1.

24 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1968, Vol. 22 (New York, United Nations, 1971) P, 64.

25 Twenty Third Session of the General Assembly, n. 23, p. 1.

26 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1968, Vol. 22 (New York, United Nations, 1971) p. 64.

27 Ibid., p. 63.

28 General Assembly, Draft Report of the Second Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, A/CONF. 101/PL/L. 20, 1 March 1982, p. 83.

29 Ibid.

30 Ibid.

31 Ibid., p, 84.

32 Ibid.

33 Ibid., p. 85.

34 Ibid.

35 Ibid.

36 Ibid.

37 Ibid., p. 68.

38 Ibid.

39 United Nations Review, Vol. 6, n. 2, September 1958, p. 5.

40 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1961, n. 17, p. 662.

41 Yearbook of the United Notious, 1963 (New York, United Nations, 1965), p. 664.

42 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, p. 37.

43 Ibid.

44 “Soviet and US Agreement on a Joint Programme”, United Nations Review, Vol. 10, No. 2, February 1963, p. 23.

45 Yearbook of the United Nations, 1971, n. 15, p. 755.

46 General Assembly, Draft Report on the Second Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, n. 28, p. 102.

47 Ibid.

48 United Nations Review, Vol. 5, No. 1, July 1957, p. 5.

49 General Assembly, Draft Report on the Second Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, n. 28, p. 102.

50 The United Nations and Outer Space, n. 4, p. 37.

51 Ibid, p. 38.

52 Ibid., Also see the Yearbook of the United Nations, 1968, n. 26, p. 960.

53 For details see, General Assembly, n. 28, pp. 154–155.

54 The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, 1982, Vol. 17 (New York, United Nations, 1983), p. 365.

55 Ibid, p. 366. Also see, “Spreading the Benefits of Space Technology”, UN Chronicle, Vol. XXII, No. 2, 1985, pp. 154–155.

56 UNISPACE '82, Objectives of the Conference as approved by the Preparatory Committee and Endorsed by the General Assembly, A/CONF. 101/4, 21 July 1982, pp. 154–155.

57 Ibid., p. 2.

58 Ibid.

59 UN Disarmament Yearbook, 1982, n. 54, p. 366.

60 Report of the United Nations Conference on the Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, A/CONF. 101/10, 9–21 August 1982, p. 5.

61 Ibid., p. 3.

62 The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, 1983, Vol. 8 (New York, United Nations, 1984), p. 322, Emphasis added.

63 Ibid., p. 328. Emphasis added.

64 The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, 1984, Vol. 9 (New York, United Nations, 1984), p. 361.

65 The United Nations Disarmament Yearbook, 1985, Vol. 10 (New York, United Nations, 1986), p. 342.

66 UN Chronicle, Vol. XXII, No. 6, 1985, p. 39.

67 UN General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, A/AC. 105/C. 1/L. 152/Add. 1, 30 January 1987, p. 4.

68 UN General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space A/AC. 105/C. l/I-152/Add. 4, 19 February 1987, p. 4.

69 UN General Assembly. Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, A/AC. 105/C. 1/L. 153, Add. 4, 26 February 1987, p. 3.

70 UN Resolution adopted by the General Assembly, A/RES/41/65, 24 March 1987, p. 2.

71 Ibid., p. 3.

72 Ibid., p. 4.

73 Second UN Conference on Exploration and Peaceful Uses of Outer Space, Activities for Economic and Social Development, A/CONF. 101/BP/8, 7 April 1981, p. 5.