Tauscher: U.S. Rejects European Space Code, Is Working On Arms Control Deal With Russia

By Jordana Mishory / January 12, 2012 at 5:51 PM
The United States has decided not to go along with the European-proposed code of conduct for cooperation in space because it is too restrictive, according to a senior State Department official. Ellen Tauscher, under secretary of State for arms control and international security, told reporters today the United States has always said it would not agree to the code of conduct, but had not given the Europeans a definite no. "We had never said we were going to do it,...

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