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Supporting the Hague Code of Conduct

an FRS project funded by the European Union

Newsletter

Issue #1

June 2023

Read news of the Code, updates on our recent activities and latest information about ballistic missile tests and space launches.

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CONTENTS

Latest HCoC News

  • Annual Regular Meeting in Vienna 
  • Fifth EU Council Decision in Support of the HCoC
  • Looking Back on the Nigerian Chairmanship of the HCoC

 

News about the Project

  • Side-Event in Vienna on Upcoming Trends For Ballistic Missile Non-proliferation
  • Youth Group Creation
  • Regional Seminar in Nigeria

 

News about the Ballistic Missiles & Launchers

  • North Korea Tests a Solid-Fuel ICBM
  • Suspension of the New Start Treaty

 

Selected Missiles Tests

Selected SLV Launches

Information and contacts

 
Issue Briefs

The HCoC and Southeast Asian States

Only three out of ten Southeast Asian states have joined the HCoC to date (the Philippines, Cambodia and Singapore). This limited rate is noteworthy as Southeast Asia is increasingly concerned by the ongoing ballistic missile competition in broader Asia. Moreover, the region is actively investing to benefit from space technologies.

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16 December 2022
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The Hague Code of Conduct Against Ballistic Missile Proliferation: “Lessons Learned” for the European Union Draft Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities

Concerns about the harm caused upon orbiting space objects – whether intentional or accidental – have increased in recent years, as well as the emerging awareness that the security and safety of national satellites – of vital importance for modern societies but at the same time so vulnerable – relies on a collective effort. In December 2008 the EU responded to these concerns by adopting a Draft Code of Conduct (EU Draft CoC) for outer space activities.

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1 December 2021
Issue Briefs

The HCoC and Strategic Risk Reduction

As a multilateral instrument, the HCoC holds a particular place in a global architecture of measures that attempts to reduce the destabilising nature of ballistic missiles. By promoting transparency about policies and launches, it aims to limit the risk of misunderstanding, misinterpretation, and worst-case assessments.

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6 June 2023
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