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CND condemns space weapons test; calls for immediate treaty |
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19 January 2007: for immediate release
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament today condemned an alleged anti-satellite
test by China, which is said to have destroyed an old satellite orbiting
over 500 miles above the Earth. Similar tests were carried out by the
US and Soviet Union in the 1980s at the height of the Cold War.
China has been a leading proponent of the Prevention of an Arms Race in
Outer Space (PAROS) treaty in the UN. Negotiations on PAROS have been
repeatedly blocked by the US, which says that there is no need for such
a treaty because there is no arms race in space.
Kate Hudson, Chair of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, said, “This
step by China indicates the urgent necessity of securing the PAROS Treaty. Weapons
have no place in outer space; it is essential for the future of humanity
that this frontier remain peaceful and free from dangerous weapons.”
CND has given its full support to a PAROS treaty. Ms Hudson said, “We
urge all countries to immediately sign and ratify a treaty to prevent
an arms race in outer space. All countries must give unconditional assurances
that they will not put weapons in space.”
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Notes to Editor:
1. For further information and interviews please contact Rick Wayman,
CND's Press & Communications Officer, on 0207 7002350 or 07968 420859
2. The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is one of Europe’s
biggest single-issue peace campaigns, with over 35,000 members in the
UK. CND campaigns for the abolition of all nuclear weapons everywhere.
www.cnduk.org
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