US addresses space to Earth threats, and highlights what Dmitri Stefanovich referenced this morning: the greatest threat was nuclear weapons in space, which is why the Soviets and US agreed to prohibit them in art IV #OST.
Therefore, US does not consider space-based weapons to be a serious threat today. Refers to the excellent work of @LauraEGrego and @bleddb to underscore why space based missile defence is not feasible, and reiterates US is not, never has, developed this non-starter
This is why we need to focus on behaviours and not capabilities. #SpaceThreatsOEWG. We should not be afraid of making incremental progress, especially if they can make practical and pragmatic difference to space security.
Commitment not to test #ASAT is not the only step but an important one. Another important one is to increase transparency, including of internal military strategies and policies, as this can help reduce tensions, miscalculations and mistrust.
Urges the #SpaceThreatsOEWG to focus on real and urgent threats, and not on hypothetical ones. Quotes Dmitri Stefanovich from this morning that any single soft norm may lead to fruitful binding ones in the future.
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