Space Weaponisation and the International Legal Position Regarding the Weaponisation of Space

The modes of Warfare conducted by the states have been changed from the earlier period to present days in various aspects. As the technologies and the innovations developed, the weapons and the machines used in the war also becomes vigorous and more deadly. During both the World War I and II, the states used their air forces to fight against their enemies of war. In the end of the Second World War, the United States of America dropped the nuclear weapons named little boy and fat man in Japan. Thus, the scientific advancement were used for the destruction of our own human race. After the first space mission of Russia in 1957, the two most dominant powers of the world were more interested in capturing the space. From there the advancement in exploration of space developed tremendously. The International communities knew the threat that may be caused due to the weaponisation of outer space, and thus the United Nations General Assembly came up with the restrictions on the weaponisation of space in the Article IV of outer space treaty itself. But, still at present, there is an increase alarming situations which becomes a threat to the states through space weaponisations. This study deals with the laws relating to space weaponisation and the responsibility of states and legal principles regarding space weaponisation.