Moscow is concerned about possible US use of force in space — Russian Foreign Ministry

MOSCOW, June 11. /TASS/. Moscow is concerned about the persistent refusal of the United States to participate in the negotiation of international agreements on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in space, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday in a commentary on the US State Department’s annual Report on Adherence to and Compliance With Arms Control, Nonproliferation, and Disarmament Agreements and Commitments.

"The US persistent refusal to participate in the negotiation of international agreements on the prevention of the deployment of weapons in space is causing major concern," the ministry said. 

"Washington continues to be guided in this issue on its national conceptual considerations. The latter, in particular, provide for the possibility of applying preventive force measures even in case of suspected hostile actions by other states, which in itself is contrary to international law."

The Russian Foreign Ministry cited as an example the JP 3-14 Space Operations document of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff, which in relation to the enemy’s space capabilities allows "preventive diplomatic, informational, military and economic measures .... http://tass.ru/