Newsletter

Issue #4

November 2024

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

CONTENTS

Latest HCoC News

  • The UNGA First Committee adopts a new draft resolution in support of the Code
  • The HCoC & Risk Reduction in Space

News about the Project

  • Side Event in the Margins of the First Committee
  • Addressing Missile Proliferation in International Forums
  • Regional Seminar organised in Costa Rica

News about the Ballistic Missiles & Launchers

  • Chinese ICBM test

Selected Missiles Tests

Selected SLV Launches

Information and contact

Research Papers

The Growing Appeal of Missiles: Current Drivers Behind Ballistic Missile Acquisition and Development

This paper recalls the state of ballistic missile proliferation at the time of the adoption of the Code, before delving into the genesis of the Code and especially the various reports and meetings that promoted the adoption of a supply-side multilateral instrument. It describes the conferences and diplomatic efforts that led to the Code in 2002. It also explains why the Code ended up the way it is today with modest ambitions but concrete outcomes.

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Issue Briefs

The HCoC and Space

The New Space trend – an ongoing innovative transformation of the space sector – has led to a rise of investment in small launch systems. While an increasing number of nations are gaining access to space, the number of private sector entities investing in this domain is also rising. Meanwhile, small space launch vehicles and ballistic missiles rely on increasingly similar technologies.

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