Multilateral Treaty Negotiations less likely to Succeed because of Technical SecrecyThe multilateral nature of the array of countries wishing to participate in the proposed drafting of such a Treaty gives rise to serious doubts. The highly complex technological systems that are involved are military and strategic in nature and are known only to a few states, and questions related to them are of an exceptionally sensitive nature. So any hope for practical negotiations on these problems in a multilateral format based on the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) is hardly justified. A more practical format would involve two or, at most, three parties (RFUSAPRC), and seems more practical, at least at the initial stage.

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Arbatov, Alexey. Space Weapons: Science Fiction, Real Threats and Arms Control Opportunities. : International Commission on Nuclear Non-proliferation and Disarmament, May 2009. [ 8 quotes ] [ page 10 ]