Code de bonne conduite: trop contraignant pour les USA

12 / 00:05 U.S. rejects the European Code of Conduct for outer space


The Obama administration will not accede to the European Code of conduct for outer space. This was reported on Thursday by Deputy Secretary of State for Arms Control and International Security Ellen Tauscher.
According to her, "from the outset it was clear that we are not satisfied with this code, because it is too restrictive."
This has made ​​it clear Tauscher that Washington is ready to provide safe rules he developed activities in space, designed to minimize the possibility of a collision in orbit satellites and misunderstandings that could degenerate into armed conflict has on the Earth. "We will do it soon," - Deputy Secretary of State promised.
The European Union unveiled a draft of its Code of September 27, 2010. In it, in particular, states that signatory countries are obliged to "refrain from any action aimed at damaging or destruction of space objects, except in cases where such action is carried out to reduce the debris and / or is justified by the realization of the inalienable right of individual or collective self-defense under the UN Charter. "
analysts then said that the European code provides no penalties for violating its members and is based on the performance of the parties to the words to them.
Nevertheless, in May last year at a hearing on this matter U.S. Congress, some lawmakers expressed the view that even such an agreement, a non-binding, can bind the hands of the Pentagon in space. "We are technologically advanced much further in the creation and deployment of (space) systems than anyone else, and the codes tend to restrict the actions of our military," - said then Sen. Jeff Seshens.
The U.S. National Strategy for space security, unclassified portion of which was made ​​public in February 2011, indicated that Washington is willing to consider "the concept of arms control in space" if it would help "strengthen the security of the U.S. and its allies."
"The United States recognizes the need for stability in the space environment - the document says. - U.S. will seek to establish bilateral and multilateral confidence-building measures and transparency, contributing to important work in space, and will consider the proposal and the concept of measures on arms control, if they provide equal opportunity, subject to effective verification and strengthen U.S. national security and their allies "- Itar-Tass. -