U.S. at UN General Assembly will call for abandoning the test of anti-satellite missiles

American flag. File photoWASHINGTON, Sep 9The United States will submit a resolution to the UN in September calling for an end to anti-satellite missile tests, US Vice President Kamala Harris, chairman of the National Space Council, told the National Space Council on Friday. «In April, I announced that our country would not test destructive anti-satellite missiles The US will introduce a resolution to the UN General Assembly later this month calling on other nations to make the same commitment,» Harris said. The current meeting is the second under the Biden administration. In April of this year, Harris, during a visit to the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, announced a moratorium on testing anti-satellite weapons. According to her, such tests are dangerous, and the US administration wants to write new rules and establish norms for working in space. NASA chief Bill Nelson has urged other countries to implement a moratorium similar to that of the United States on testing anti-satellite weapons. The ex-head of Roskomos, Dmitry Rogozin, then spoke about the inconsistency of the American administration and suggested first giving an adequate response to the proposals of the Russian Federation and China on a treaty on the non-deployment of weapons in outer space.The United States expressed its desire to cooperate with Tajikistan in the field of security