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The HCoC at the Space Security Conference (UNIDIR)

29 may 2019

On 29 may 2019, in the context of the Space Security Conference, organised by the United Nations Institute for Disarmament Research (UNIDIR), the FRS conducted a panel dedicated to the HCoC.

AGENDA 

MODERATOR:

  • Dr Xavier PASCO, Director, Fondation pour la recherche stratégique

 

PANELLISTS:

  • Amb. Ann-Sofie NILSSON, Swedish Ambassador for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation
  • Ms Isabelle SOURBES, Research Director, Centre national de la recherche scientifique
  • Mr Tal INBAR, Head of the Space Research Center, Fisher Institute for Air & Space Strategic Studies
July
2025
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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September
2021
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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February
2019
Research Papers

Opening HCoC to cruise missiles: A proposal to overcome political hurdles

The issue of extending the scope of the Hague Code of Conduct to cruise missiles is regularly raised in academic and political discussions about the Code. Some non-subscribing States justify their refusal to join the instrument because of this exclusion, perceived as a major flaw. Indeed, cruise missiles have characteristics that can make them very effective in carrying weapons of mass destruction. It is therefore clearly of interest to consider extending the HCoC scope to these weapons.

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