When we talk about stopping an arms race in space, people usually say that we need treaties that every state must follow or agreements that states can choose to follow. Many states are focusing on things they can do on their own to build trust. Now, it seems like trust is the most important thing in space — and it seems like we do not have enough of it.

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Lt. Col. Mihail Istvanovics Várdai is the head of the Hungarian Ministry of Defence, Defence Policy Department, Arms Control Unit