Resolution adopted by the General Assembly  on 5 December 2018          [on the report of the First Committee (A/73/508)]        73/30. Prevention of an arms race in outer space        The General Assembly,    Recognizing the common interest of all humankind 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, the most recent of which is  resolution 72/26 of 4 December 2017, 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,  __________________    1  United Nations, Treaty Series, vol. 610, No. 8843.    2  Resolution S-10/2.   A/RES/73/30  Prevention of an arms race in outer space   18-21223 2/3      Recognizing that the 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,    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, 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 1992,3     Emphasizing the mutually complementary nature of bilateral and multilateral  efforts for the prevention of 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  Conference on Disarmament 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 each  year from 2009 to 2018,    Noting the introduction by China and the Russian Federation at the Conference  on Disarmament of the draft treaty on the prevention of the placement of weapons in  outer space and of the threat or use of force against outer space objects in 2008 and  the submission of its updated version in 2014,4   __________________    3  See Official Records of the General Assembly, Forty-seventh Session, Supplement No. 27  (A/47/27), para. 76.    4  See CD/1839 and CD/1985.   A/RES/73/30   3/3 18-21223      Taking note of the decision of the Conference on Disarmament to establish for  its 2009 session a working group to discuss, substantially, without limitation, all  issues related to the prevention of an arms race in outer space, and the decision to  establish for its 2018 session a subsidiary body on the prevention of an arms race in  outer space,    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 applicable  to outer space by itself does not 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 establish a working group under  its agenda item entitled “Prevention of an arms race in outer space” as early as  possible;    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 seventy-fourth session  the item entitled “Prevention of an arms race in outer space”.