Resolution adopted by the General Assembly on 5 December 2007  [on the report of the First Committee (A/62/389)]  62/20. Prevention of an arms race in outer space        The General Assembly,    Recognizing the common interest of all mankind in the exploration and use of  outer space for peaceful purposes,    Reaffirming the will of all States that the exploration and use of outer space,  including the Moon and other celestial bodies, shall be for peaceful purposes and  shall be carried out for the benefit and in the interest of all countries, irrespective of  their degree of economic or scientific development,    Reaffirming also the provisions of articles III and IV of the Treaty on  Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer  Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies,1     Recalling the obligation of all States to observe the provisions of the Charter  of the United Nations regarding the use or threat of use of force in their  international relations, including in their space activities,    Reaffirming paragraph 80 of the Final Document of the Tenth Special Session  of the General Assembly,2 in which it is stated that in order to prevent an arms race  in outer space, further measures should be taken and appropriate international  negotiations held in accordance with the spirit of the Treaty,    Recalling its previous resolutions on this issue, and taking note of the  proposals submitted to the General Assembly at its tenth special session and at its  regular sessions, and of the recommendations made to the competent organs of the  United Nations and to the Conference on Disarmament,    Recognizing that prevention of an arms race in outer space would avert a grave  danger for international peace and security,    Emphasizing the paramount importance of strict compliance with existing  arms limitation and disarmament agreements relevant to outer space, including  bilateral agreements, and with the existing legal regime concerning the use of outer  space,  _______________  1 United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 610, No. 8843.  2 Resolution S-10/2.   A/RES/62/20  2    Considering that wide participation in the legal regime applicable to outer  space could contribute to enhancing its effectiveness,    Noting that the Ad Hoc Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in  Outer Space, taking into account its previous efforts since its establishment in 1985  and seeking to enhance its functioning in qualitative terms, continued the  examination and identification of various issues, existing agreements and existing  proposals, as well as future initiatives relevant to the prevention of an arms race in  outer space, 3 and that this contributed to a better understanding of a number of  problems and to a clearer perception of the various positions,    Noting also that there were no objections in principle in the Conference on  Disarmament to the re-establishment of the Ad Hoc Committee, subject to  re-examination of the mandate contained in the decision of the Conference on  Disarmament of 13 February 1992,4     Emphasizing the mutually complementary nature of bilateral and multilateral  efforts in the field of preventing an arms race in outer space, and hoping that  concrete results will emerge from those efforts as soon as possible,    Convinced that further measures should be examined in the search for effective  and verifiable bilateral and multilateral agreements in order to prevent an arms race  in outer space, including the weaponization of outer space,    Stressing that the growing use of outer space increases the need for greater  transparency and better information on the part of the international community,    Recalling, in this context, its previous resolutions, in particular resolutions  45/55 B of 4 December 1990, 47/51 of 9 December 1992 and 48/74 A of  16 December 1993, in which, inter alia, it reaffirmed the importance of confidence- building measures as a means conducive to ensuring the attainment of the objective  of the prevention of an arms race in outer space,    Conscious of the benefits of confidence- and security-building measures in the  military field,    Recognizing that negotiations for the conclusion of an international agreement  or agreements to prevent an arms race in outer space remain a priority task of the Ad  Hoc Committee and that the concrete proposals on confidence-building measures  could form an integral part of such agreements,    Noting with satisfaction the constructive, structured and focused debate on the  prevention of an arms race in outer space at the Conference on Disarmament in  2007,    1.  Reaffirms the importance and urgency of preventing an arms race in outer  space and the readiness of all States to contribute to that common objective, in  conformity with the provisions of the Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities  of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other  Celestial Bodies;1    2.  Reaffirms its recognition, as stated in the report of the Ad Hoc  Committee on the Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space, that the legal regime  _______________  3 Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-ninth Session, Supplement No. 27 (A/49/27), sect. III.D  (para. 5 of the quoted text).  4 CD/1125.   A/RES/62/20  3  applicable to outer space does not in and of itself guarantee the prevention of an  arms race in outer space, that the regime plays a significant role in the prevention of  an arms race in that environment, that there is a need to consolidate and reinforce  that regime and enhance its effectiveness and that it is important to comply strictly  with existing agreements, both bilateral and multilateral;    3.  Emphasizes the necessity of further measures with appropriate and  effective provisions for verification to prevent an arms race in outer space;    4.  Calls upon all States, in particular those with major space capabilities, to  contribute actively to the objective of the peaceful use of outer space and of the  prevention of an arms race in outer space and to refrain from actions contrary to that  objective and to the relevant existing treaties in the interest of maintaining  international peace and security and promoting international cooperation;    5.  Reiterates that the Conference on Disarmament, as the sole multilateral  disarmament negotiating forum, has the primary role in the negotiation of a  multilateral agreement or agreements, as appropriate, on the prevention of an arms  race in outer space in all its aspects;    6.  Invites the Conference on Disarmament to complete the examination and  updating of the mandate contained in its decision of 13 February 19924 and to  establish an ad hoc committee as early as possible during its 2008 session;    7.  Recognizes, in this respect, the growing convergence of views on the  elaboration of measures designed to strengthen transparency, confidence and  security in the peaceful uses of outer space;    8.  Urges States conducting activities in outer space, as well as States  interested in conducting such activities, to keep the Conference on Disarmament  informed of the progress of bilateral and multilateral negotiations on the matter, if  any, so as to facilitate its work;    9.  Decides to include in the provisional agenda of its sixty-third session the  item entitled “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”.