Preserving the Non-Weaponisation of Space

Preserving the Non-Weaponisation of Space

22-24 May 2003
Castellon de la Plana, Spain
Hosted by the Spanish Pugwash Group

Thursday, May 22, 2003
Afternoon	Participants arrive
Evening	Informal introductory session - Overview of current efforts to prevent the weaponisation of space (NGOs, IOs, governments) Dinner


Friday, May 23, 2002
AM	Review of current civil/military uses of space; growing number of satellites and countries with space programs International norms/treaties governing the civil and military uses of space Prospective plans for deploying weapons in space, or to be used in space: Missile Defense, ASAT, space to earth targeting
PM	Consequences of space weaponisation for civil uses of space (e.g., space debris, space access and traffic control) Areas of near term cooperation (debris mitigation, tracking and elimination; access to orbital slots; transparency and confidence building)


Saturday, May 24, 2002
AM	Strengthening of norms/treaties prohibiting the weaponisation of space; rules of the road, unilateral measures Strengthening passive defenses of satellites, ground stations, earth/space communications links
PM	Mobilizing those constituencies with an interest in limiting the weaponisation of space (commercial, scientific, public) Building an international coalition on non-weaponisation of space.


Sunday, May 25, 2002
AM	Participants Depart