51 USC 70901 - Peaceful Uses of Space Station

No civil space station authorized under section 103(a)(1) of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–611, 104 Stat. 3190) may be used to carry or place in orbit any nuclear weapon or any other weapon of mass destruction, to install any such weapon on any celestial body, or to station any such weapon in space in any other manner. This civil space station may be used only for peaceful purposes.

(Pub. L. 111–314, §3, Dec. 18, 2010, 124 Stat. 3436.)

Historical and Revision Notes
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Section

Source (U.S. Code)Source (Statutes at Large)
70901 (not previously classified) Pub. L. 101–611, title I, §123, Nov. 16, 1990, 104 Stat. 3204.

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