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Issue #7

June 2026

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

  • Insights from UNODA: Multilateral Frameworks and the HCoC
  • 25th Annual Regular Meeting of the HCoC

News about the Project

  • Workshop on the HCoC in Vienna
  • Side Event on Hypersonic Missiles
  • HCoC Youth Group – Second Edition
  • Launches Updates: A New Series of Short Publications

News about Ballistic Missiles & Launchers

  • Iran’s Ballistic Response to Operation Epic Fury
  • Degradation of Iran’s Ballistic Missile Arsenal
  • Selected missiles tests
  • Selected SLV launches

Selected Missiles Tests

Selected SLV Launches

Selected Publications

Information and contact
May
2025
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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October
2021
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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