Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space
The Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space document is a 1981 UN resolution that reaffirms the fundamental principles of the 1967 Outer Space Treaty and advocates for a ban on the weaponization of space." The Ad Hoc PAROS Committee (Cttee) is a subsidiary body to the Conference on Disarmament (CoD). In 1985 after much diplomatic discussion, agreement was reached on the Cttee mandate at the CoD. For many years, the mandate of Cttee was renewed annually instead of it having a permanent mandate, owing to diplomatic disagreement. The Cttee mandate  wording limited it, and it was not a proper "negotiating forum". The Cttee mandate was to examine: On 28 October 2009, the CoD "adopted draft resolution A/C.1/64/L.25 entitled Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space. The draft resolution was adopted by a vote of 176 in favor, none against, and two abstentions (the United States and Israel)." On December 4, 2014, the General Assembly of the UN passed two resolutions on preventing an arms race in outer space: