Sentences with phrase «make use of weapons»

Hamas decided to make use of those weapons whilst they have them and because they constantly seek to gain further legitimacy over Abbas, the Palestinian Authority and Fatah — Hamas» arch-rival.

Paganism needed, then, to make use of another weapon to try to reverse the situation: defamation and calumny.

In previous games, the developers had to make sure that the eight levels were beatable from the beginning, so the only levels that made use of the weapons» utility functions were the Wily stages and the revisited stages of Mega Man 3.

Not exact matches

Also banned: instructions on «on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people,» unless there is «clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self - defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage).»

That plan should also include an agreement for the full accounting of all of Kim's atomic arms; a listing of all materials he can use to make additional nuclear weapons as well as a detailed accounting of North Korea's various offensive missiles.

Though the practice had been in use since the Korean War, Carlos Hathcock made the use of the M2.50 - caliber machine gun as a long - range sniper weapon a normal practice.

In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 59 dead and injured hundreds more, Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate proposed banning bump stocks — a device the Las Vegas shooter likely used to make his semiautomatic weapon function as a fully automatic one.

They will also seek a ban on «bump stocks,» which are used to make semiautomatic weapons mimic automatic weapons in rate of fire; more money to harden school campuses; and funding for mental - health initiatives and to provide trained school security officers.

Or, Pat, is NP poking fun at those who talk about the Bible as a dangerous weapon and making fun of Canadian Hate Laws the prohibit its use in some circumstances.

I don't know what foolish things people and nations will permit themselves to do in the near future, what compacts we will make with hell through the use of nuclear and biological weapons, what ecological disasters we will actively perpetrate or merely permit to happen or what unprecedented human tragedy we will willingly or witlessly sponsor.

But as I have noted, the actual face of recent warfare differs markedly from this, as it involves civil wars, uses of force by non-state actors, and massive harm to the innocent not from the use of horrific weapons but because they are made the direct targets of weapons ranging from knives to automatic rifles to suicide bombs.

Elsewhere in the developing tradition limits were set on how such justified force might be used: certain classes of persons were normally to be treated as noncombatants and not to be harmed directly and intentionally in their persons or property, and lists were made of weapons not to be used because of their indiscriminate or especially deadly effect.

As to nuclear weapons, I think their use was immoral and that we ought not make moral decisions based on weighing the number of lives saved or (potentially) lost.

Jesus would not approve of funding for wars and would make line item cuts to funding that goes to corporations that create weapons or technology used to take lives.

I really do hate war and wish that not a cent of my taxes were used to buy or make weapons or fund troops who mass murder family's in foreign countries, but I don't have much choice do I because it's part of our national defense that I do appreciate, so I pay my damn taxes like real American's should.

This legally questionable action risks escalating further, as US defence secretary James Mattis has admitted, an already devastating conflict and therefore makes real accountability for war crimes and use of chemical weapons less, not more likely.»

How confident are we that a «limited» strike can be calibrated so as to deter the use of chemical weapons if Assad believes they might make the difference between victory and defeat.

It also saddens me that we spend so much money on weapons of war, knowing that as soon as we make a better one, the others will only come up with even better ones causing us to have to spend more and more, that could be better used on more productive causes.

He will use them as leaders of a thousand and leaders of fifty; he will make them plow his plowland and harvest his harvest and make his weapons of war and the gear for his chariots.

We can protect the cherished right to bear arms in self - defense and still make sure unnecessary and violent weapons are not sold on our store shelves and online and are not accessible by those in our communities who would use them to commit acts of aggression and murder.

oh wow, cocoa is such a good idea — some of my favorite desserts use both cocoa and solid chocolate to make sort of a rounder, multi-faceted chocolate taste, so i bet the cocoa substitution might even be a secret weapon.

The milk makes a great base for smoothies, soups, and curries; the oil is a great source of saturated fat that stands up well to heat; the water beats commercial sports drinks with its impressive electrolyte content; the nut itself can be used as a projectile weapon.

I think Wenger is willing to use this season to get them fine tuned with all of the weapons on the field, and next year we should see a dominant DMF as Xhaka is too slow, unless Niles makes it big and grows physically too along with a big more speed to add to what he already possesses.

To make up for that relative lack of tension and surprise, things should probably go super off the rails, with false finishes and broken set pieces and Baron Corbin throwing someone into the crowd and then using a fan as a weapon or something.

Forcing sex Withholding sex Rude stories or gestures Double standards Using sex as a weapon Punishing you for not complying Making sexual threats with objects Talking dirty Laughing at you Shaming Intimidation to do unwanted acts beyond comfort level Sex as a form of control Sexualizing in public Rape Possessiveness Mocking of body parts Accusations Sex for favors Pornography

It also makes no sense for Assad to use chemical weapons when he's winning the war and it would turn the US against him, but it makes a lot of sense for the rebels to frame him.

While I mostly trust the current leadership not to make first use of nuclear weapons, that is not the case when you consider all the potential future leaders of India or Pakistan.

To ensure the safety of yourself and others, make sure you are comfortable and proficient with your weapon, and knowledgeable of the laws in New York State with regards to carrying a weapon and when it is legal to use it.

The ban treaty, if it is adopted, will most likely be made up of a relatively short text declaring the use, possession, and transfer of nuclear weapons unlawful.

However, President Obama in a CNN interview last week did seem to speak of self defence when he said «there is no doubt that when you start seeing chemical weapons used on a large scale... that starts getting to some core national interests that the United States has, both in terms of us making sure that weapons of mass destruction are not proliferating, as well as needing to protect our allies, our bases in the region.»

«The question we need to ask is whether acting or not acting will make the use of chemical weapons more prevalent.»

North Korea, a peculiar country that managed to secure generations of totalitarian rule, is, indeed, itself a contradiction: the elite on the top try to make use of nuclear weapons — the technology of modern social invention, to maintain social culture and tradition that has long been lost in other parts of East Asia.

Granted, it's affected Trump and lead him to drop some bombs on an airport (after giving the Russians a head up) and it lead Trump to make a threatening tweet, but for the voting american public the use of chemical weapons doesn't move the dial that much.

«As we have made progress in strengthening our housing laws, they have moved to ever more dangerous arenas of attack on vulnerable tenants and are now using construction as a weapon.»

This is not a situation of President Obama's making but a direct result of Assad using chemical weapons against his own people, so if you're getting all jacked up and thinking about giving Putin some type of international accolade on the level of the Nobel Peace prize, I'd caution you Congressman, I fully expect this whole deal to fall apart in about 3 days in any case; and for the President Obama to be forced to move forward post haste with Syrian Strike legislation.

Some Labour MPs and advisers, however, point to possible signals that Mr Brown is indeed weighing up his options, including the return of Peter Mandelson and Alastair Campbell to the heart of government decision making, and the use of the Prime Minister's wife, Sarah Brown, as a campaigning weapon.

Former President George W. Bush, in an interview, said Obama has a «touch choice to make» on potential U.S. military action against Syrian President Bashar al - Assad, who is accused of using chemical weapons against civilians.

«Whenever we elevate a species in the state of New York, in this case it's to elevate the wood frog, make it something special, you empower [the Department of Environmental Conservation] with a weapon to use,» said Senator John Bonacic, a Republican who represents portions of the Hudson Valley.

«The legacy that I'd like to leave behind is a set of benchmark data that can be used by future weapon physicists to make sure that our codes are correct so that the U.S. remains prepared.

Researchers from Royal Holloway, University of London, together with an international team from across the United States and Europe, have found evidence which challenges the belief that a type of technology known as Levallois — where the flakes and blades of stones were used to make useful products such as hunting weapons — was invented in Africa and then spread to other continents as the human population expanded.

Livermore scientists will dismantle Nova — used primarily for experiments that probe the subtleties of nuclear weapons explosions — in May to make way for the 192 - beam National Ignition Facility.

The systems designed to stop potentially risky research being published and used to make weapons of terror have «multiple shortcomings», warns US report

«You'd like to think that when Truman was deciding to use nuclear weapons and thinking about how many people would be killed and whether the decision would make the war even worse, some special voice of conscience was informing that decision,» Greene says.

Even after making statistical allowances for factors such as psychiatric disorders, economic status, and prior violent acts, they found that those who watched 1 to 3 hours of TV per day were about 60 % more likely to get in a serious fight, threaten someone, or use a weapon to commit a crime than those who watched less than an hour a day.

Whether it is drones watching national borders, or the way we have used our knowledge of the interiors of stars to make nuclear weapons, the work «should tell a story about that contradiction», Paglen says.

The long - term goal would be to explore how humanity can make the transition toward permanent disarmament: the elimination of armies and the weapons they use.

And one of the founders of that company, who used to be a nuclear physicist working on weapons, and now makes cartoons, actually took his doctorate with Louis de Broglie, and if that name means something to you, then you'll know how knocked out of my socks I was when I heard that.

These features make the material promising for use in protective equipment worn by soldiers, such as gas masks, and for destroying stockpiles of chemical weapons, such as those currently building up in Syria.

Samarium's ability to stay strongly magnetic in extreme temperatures makes it a favorite of the military for use in precision - guided weapons.

Because international terrorists have made it clear they plan to use every possible weapon against their chosen enemies, nations» military and intelligence authorities are now more eager than ever to enlist the talents of scientists and engineers to counter these threats.