Newsletter

Issue #5

June 2025

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

CONTENTS

Latest HCoC News

  • Uruguay designated as HCoC Chair for 2025-2026
  • HCoC Annual Regular Meeting
  • Looking Back at the Chilean Chairmanship

News about the Project

  • Side Event in the Margins of the ARM
  • Final Meeting of the Youth Group
  • Regional Seminar in the Philippines
  • HCoC Workshop in Nepal

News about Ballistic Missiles & Launchers

  • New MTCR Policy Published the the State Department
  • Japan’s Hypersonic Developments

Selected Missiles Tests

Selected SLV Launches

Information and contact

Research Papers

The Hague Code of Conduct and Space

This paper considers the dual approach of the Code by analysing the similarities between launchers and ballistic missiles in light of new technical developments, and assessing the risk of missile technology proliferation. It also assesses the new trends and developments in the space sector that may have an impact on the ability of the HCoC to remain relevant in its efforts to curb the proliferation of ballistic launchers.

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Other publications

Overcoming current and future challenges linked to missile proliferation: Prospective analysis and possible ways forward for the HCoC

This report, written by the HCoC Youth Group, addresses four dimensions of missile proliferation: regional concerns, transfer to non-state actors, transformation of regulatory tools, and relations to space security. It studies in particular how these developments could impact the way the Hague Code of Conduct tackles missile proliferation and proposes ways forward.

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