US, Japan Urge Nations Not to Deploy Nuclear Weapons in Orbit

A Russian flag, the nuclear symbol and the words "space weapon" are seen in this illustration photo taken March 13, 2024. Russia's defense minister has denied that Moscow is developing a space-based anti-satellite nuclear weapon.

The United States and Japan on Monday proposed a U.N. Security Council resolution stressing that nations should comply with a treaty that bars putting nuclear weapons in space, a message that appeared aimed at Russia.