UNITED NATIONS, April 24 (Xinhua) -- Russia on Wednesday vetoed a UN Security Council draft resolution on the deployment of weapons of mass destruction in outer space.
The draft resolution, tabled by the United States and Japan, won the support of 13 of the 15 members of the Security Council. Russia voted against it. China abstained.
Before the vote, the Security Council rejected an amendment to the draft resolution proposed by Russia and China to include a ban on the deployment of all kinds of weapons in outer space. Enditem
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