Are the Artemis Accords enough?

In February, Uruguay became the 36th country to sign the Artemis Accords, a set of non-binding principles to drive responsible action on the moon.

The agreements were reached and formulated in 2020 by NASA, in coordination with the US Department of State. Since that time, there has been a steady pace of countries signing the Artemis Accords, a set of principles designed to guide space exploration cooperation between countries, including those participating in NASA's Artemis program to 'reboot' the moon '.

The underlying premise of the agreements is to promote 'best practices and standards of responsible behavior' when it comes ...