Arming the Elephant

To arm the rebel groups is, perhaps inevitably, also to arm their terrorist and mercenary allies.

It is not arming our country to the teeth.

The NLA has begun to rearm.

In our view there is no technological inevitability in the weaponization of space.

The issue of the militarization of outer space is another source of considerable concern.

Both of those regions are undergoing an increasingly aggressive process of militarization.

The foreign minister of the Philippines, which is also currently engaged in a heated territorial conflict with China, called on Japan to rearm itself to balance China militarily, notwithstanding his country s bitter legacy of Japanese occupation.

We firmly believe that only a legal instrument prohibiting the deployment of weapons in outer space and the prevention of the threat or use of force against outer space objects can eliminate the emerging threat of the weaponization of outer space.

At the same time, there is growing apprehension about the possible weaponization of outer space.

The non weaponization of outer space is not an abstract issue for us.

This option depends on international political efforts to oppose the weaponization of outer space.

Thus, the danger of the weaponization of outer space is becoming ever more imminent.

Weaponization of outer space is not, in our view, a foregone and unavoidable conclusion.

Stressing that no actions be taken that would lead to the weaponization of outer space,

They must also be empowered with knowledge, skills, and tools to take action.

The discussions also brought about greater insight into the concepts of militarization' and weaponization' of outer space.

The document is entitled Definition issues regarding legal instruments on the prevention of the weaponization of outer space .

It is not a simple task to find a widely acceptable definition of what constitutes either militarization or weaponization of space.

It is a major and urgent issue. The weaponization of outer space is a real and major threat.

Within this framework, governments must set up national programmes for verification and prevention of weaponization of space.

The means of dissipation shall be designed so that it does not degrade the overall safety of the Safety and Arming device before the system is armed.

It is not getting other countries to arm themselves to the teeth with the weapons that we produce and we sell them.

Stressing that no steps should be taken which would lead to the weaponization of outer space,

The whole process of Sinai's remilitarization further questions the crucial and thus far, discrete role of the USA in this region's dynamics.

Session Two The Relevance and Urgency of Preventing the Weaponization of and an Arms Race in Outer Space

In June 2001, the French President stated that the non militarization of space was an essential element.

The following day, on Sunday 23 April, General Salan arrived from Spain and refused to arm civilian activists.

The need to work more on a treaty that prevents the weaponization of outer space, and that contains methods of verification.

This has added new urgency to the issue of preventing the weaponization of space and an arms race in outer space.

It is necessary to note in this connection that the major objective of our work is to prevent and stop the weaponization of outer space.

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Firstly, the increasingly extensive attention paid by the international community to the issue of weaponization of outer space is the basis of our work.

Forward looking deliberations need to aim at a mechanism or instrument for a clear cut prohibition of the weaponization of outer space.

Has Economic Power Replaced Military Might?

Estabrooks stated that the issue of space weaponization cannot be dealt with independently from other activities in space as they are interlinked.

OGBS is joining with the FATF, IMF World Bank and the FATF style regional bodies of CFATF, APG, ESAAMLG and GAFISUD in undertaking a programme of assessment of compliance with the FATF Forty Plus Nine Recommendations.

Over the years, the international community has endeavoured on many fronts to prevent the weaponization of, and an arms race in, outer space.

As the efficacy of military power is reduced, so the importance of economic power grows.

A smart power strategy does not ignore the tools of soft power.

Led by Qatar and Saudi Arabia, they have openly admitted the possibility of arming Syrian rebels in order to overthrow President Bashar al Assad.

The public debate in America about whether and how to arm or equip the Syrian opposition is an interesting sideshow.

Egyptian author Fadel Soliman replied angrily to the ban decision If you don't rush to rescue the Levant's children by yourselves, at least don't ban arming the resistance and feeding the refugees, you women with turbans and beards

If prevention of outer space weaponization is reached on the basis of a common political will, other issues, such as verification, could be easier to approach.

Working more closely together would highlight the commonality of interests and the need for practical steps to prevent the weaponization of outer space.