In 1967, major world powers signed a treaty banning nuclear weapons in space
In 1967, at the height of the Cold War, world powers joined together to sign the Outer Space Treaty, ensuring that the cosmos would remain a peaceful frontier for all humanity.
The United States, Great Britain, and the Soviet Union signed the Outer Space Treaty in 1967 to prevent the nuclear arms race from extending into the stars. The agreement explicitly banned the placement of weapons of mass destruction in Earth's orbit or on celestial bodies like the Moon. It declared that space should be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and for the benefit of all countries.
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