US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution

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US and Japan push for ban on nuclear weapons in space with UN security council resolution
theguardian.com
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Isn't this redundant? The UN Outer Space Treaty already prohibits all WMDs in space, and all major countries have signed on.

States shall not place nuclear weapons or other weapons of mass destruction in orbit or on celestial bodies or station them in outer space in any other manner;

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Outer_Space_Treaty

yes but political pandering

I think it might also be aimed at Russia because of the recent talks about space shenanigans