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Emerging Technology
The unregulated development and deployment of emerging technologies—referring to scientific and technical developments that, if applied in the military sphere, could have transformative effects on the future of warfare in unpredictable and potentially hazardous, destabilizing ways—could increase the risk of accidental and unintended conflict escalation. Whether manifested in new domains, new applications, or new military capabilities, these technologies can include hypersonic weapons, artificial intelligence-enabled capabilities, cyberspace operations, counterspace capabilities, and the like.
The Arms Control Association (ACA), in conjunction with other experts and organizations, has proposed various measures to reduce such risks, as laid out in issue briefs, reports, articles in Arms Control Today, and more. To receive updates on developments in this field, join today or sign up for our regular updates list.
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- By Thomas Markram
On October 10, the international community commemorated the 50th anniversary of the entry into force of the Outer Space Treaty. This landmark instrument codified the foundation of outer space law and established the shared objective of maintaining space as a realm of peace.
July 2024
- Jan Eliasson
Preventing a weapon of mass destruction attack by a nonstate actor will be a long-term challenge that requires long-term responses.
- Frank Rose
These systems are critical to defend our security. At the same time, these conduits for communication are vulnerable to state and nonstate actors.
- Timothy Farnsworth
A U.S. official in recent weeks has publicly said for the first time that the process for negotiating an international code of conduct that would establish rules for behavior in outer space has failed.
- Elizabeth Philipp
- Timothy Farnsworth
The path toward finalizing a code of conduct for outer space remains unclear after delegates from 109 countries met in July to discuss the way forward.
- Joseph Rodgers
- Timothy Farnsworth
The European Union says it is ready to begin negotiations on a final draft of its proposed space code, but several countries are still asking for more time.
- Timothy Farnsworth
China conducted “a non-destructive test of a missile designed to destroy satellites” on July 23, according to the U.S. State Department.