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Liberal Commitment to Treaty Banning Space Weapons Welcomed |
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Written by Wire Services
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Wednesday, 11 January 2006 |
The Polaris Institute welcomes the inclusion of a commitment to "lead an international campaign at the United Nations to establish a treaty banning all weapons in space" in the Liberal election platform, leaked today.
"This is a realistic and timely proposal, as international conditions are ripe for negotiations to ban all weapons in space, and Canada is well-positioned to provide leadership for such negotiations," said Steven Staples of the Polaris Institute.
There has been, and will continue to be, resistance to the initiation of such negotiations from the Bush administration, requiring strong resolve from Canada. However, opposition to the weaponization of space in the U.S. is widespread in Congress, parts of the U.S. military, security policy establishment.
"There are no weapons in space today," said Staples. "But the Bush administration is clearly committed to deploying such weapons, despite the overwhelming international consensus that space weapons will undermine security and imperil vital civilian uses of space." |
