Security in Space

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The Next Generation : Conference Report 31 March-1 April 2008 "Security in Space: The Next Generation" is the seventh annual conference held by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research on the issues of space security, the peaceful uses of outer space and the prevention of an arms race in outer space. This conference looked at ways to build trust in space activities in the future as well as how to move from confrontation to cooperation as a way to increase space security and improve access to outer space for peaceful activities. Participants and presenters discussed the need for new international legal instruments, with specific reference to the Chinese-Russian proposal for a Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapon in Outer Space, the Threat of Force against Outer Space Objects.