Russia presses for urgent measures to prevent arms race in space

… <p>&quot;Russia has for many years been consistently drawing the attention of the global community to the grave consequences for international security that Washington&#39;s destructive course may lead to,&quot; the diplomat noted. &quot;We emphasize the need to take urgent practical measures to prevent an arms space in outer space. The statements from [US Air Force Secretary] Troy Meink only serve as evidence how relevant Russian multilateral initiatives &lt;&hellip;&gt; toward launching talks as soon as possible to develop a multilateral legally binding instrument banning the deployment of weapons in outer space, the use of force or a threat to use force against or through space facilities are,&quot; she argued.</p> <p>&quot;We are planning to submit relevant projects for consideration to the First Committee of the 81st session of the UN General Assembly (to be hosted by New York City from October 5 to November 6),&quot; Zakharova noted in her comment. &quot;We invite every UN member country to support these documents and co-author them. Now this is more important than ever,&quot; she concluded.</p> …