Enlarge / A meeting of the UN Security Council on April 14. (credit: Fatih Aktas/Anadolu via Getty Images) Russia vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution Wednesday that would have reaffirmed a nearly 50-year-old ban on placing weapons of mass destruction into orbit, two months after reports Russia has plans to do just that. Russia's vote against the resolution was no surprise.
Russia Stands Alone In Vetoing Un Resolution On Nuclear Weapons In Space
Stephen Clark, Ars Technica
Thu, 04/25/2024 - 4:09pm
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