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Outer Space Treaty (State Department archive text)
Published by U.S. Department of State (archive) on January 27, 1967.
Article IV text of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty from a State Department archive page.
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… to the strengthening of friendly relations between States and peoples, <P> Recalling resolution 1962 (XVIII), entitled "Declaration of Legal Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space," which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on 13 December 1963, <P> Recalling resolution 1884 (XVIII), calling upon States to refrain from placing in orbit around the Earth any objects carrying nuclear weapons or any other kinds of weapons of mass destruction or from installing such weapons on celestial bodies, which was adopted unanimously by the United Nations General Assembly on 17 October 1963, <P> Taking account of United Nations General Assembly resolution 110 (II) of 3 November 1947, which condemned propaganda designed or likely to provoke or encourage any threat to the peace, breach of the peace or act of aggression, and considering that the aforementioned …
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- The U.S. says it has on-orbit space control weapons · cited for Article IV's ban on nuclear and other mass-destruction weapons in orbit, and Articles III and IX on international law and due regard
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