# Russian envoy warns US and West against triggering arms race in outer space

https://mins.news/en/item/27222

- TASS, 2026-08-20 11:38 UTC
- World
- Original: https://tass.com/politics/2175605

> Russia’s UN envoy in Geneva, Gennady Gatilov, warned that large-scale US and Western programs to develop weapons for use in space could spark a devastating arms race. He said the risk of armed confrontation in outer space was no longer hypothetical and reiterated Russia’s proposal for a binding ban on deploying space weapons and using or threatening force against space installations.

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