Abstract
Outer Space, as the area on which freedom of use is guaranteed by the Treaty, creates a condition in which nations conduct their military activities. These activities however, were only limited to those conducted using nuclear weapons and/or containing nuclear materials. The principle of Peaceful Uses of Outer Space has been proven inadequate to regulate these activities. This has resulted to launches of weapons to Outer Space to destroy satellites, as conducted by the United States and China. These launches, whatever the purposes are, may cause hazardous repercussion to other State’s activity in Outer Space. This article will comprehensively elaborate on related International Law and other measures which regulate military activities in Outer Space, especially on the launch of non-nuclear weaponry under any purposes. From these analyses, we can conclude that however inadequate the Outer Space Treaty article’s stipulation in the matter, there are other stipulations of international law that we can gather that regulates military activity in Outer Space.
Highlights
Nowadays, the Outer Space is becoming more accessible to anyState
Based on the mentioned statement in the U.S National Space Policy we can conclude that in principle, United States consider peaceful purposes in the meaning of a restrictive “non-aggressive” nature of its military activity in Outer Space
In the context of aggressive military activity in Outer Space, this convention prohibits the change of natural conditions of Outer Space, especially when a state uses its anti-satellite weaponry to shoot down satellites, even if it is its own satellite, because it may cause debris that may alter the natural condition of space.[40]
Summary
Human activities, inevitably, has become more and more dependent upon space assets This too applies to various military of States, for it has already been known that at first, the development of space technology was pioneered by military advancements.[1] These advancements, according to militarist were and still are required to achieve a “higher ground”, which in this case, in Outer Space.[2] Efforts on regulating military space activities has been. There shall be freedom of scientific investigation in outer space, including the Moon and other celestial bodies, and States shall facilitate and encourage international cooperation in such investigation.”. Through such elaborations, we can clearly see that military activities, can be conducted in Outer Space.
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