Russia's ambassador to the U.N. vetoed a resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan that called upon all nations to never deploy nuclear weapons in outer space.

Russia on Wednesday vetoed a United Nations resolution that would ban the use of nuclear weapons in outer space amid US intelligence-backed concerns that Moscow is trying to develop a nuclear device that can destroy satellites.

Russia has vetoed a U.N. resolution sponsored by the United States and Japan calling on all nations to prevent a dangerous nuclear arms race in outer space.