Sentences with phrase «states nuclear defence»

Not exact matches

But when one state in a dispute has nuclear weapons and the other does not, the nuclear power can always threaten escalation to a point where its opponent has no defence.

But Downing Street later attempted to allay his concerns, insisting the missile defence system is not aimed at Russia but rather a small group of rogue states with nuclear weapons.

The other two - thirds of the firm are held by American defence firm Lockheed Martin and the British company Serco, meaning that the state no longer owns the programme which produces and maintains the country's nuclear weapons.

An election is taking place in a neighbouring state which you rely on for your nuclear and defence plans.

In the first instance, based on the assumption that the UK is still a functioning state, the chief of the defence staff recommends to the prime minister that nuclear weapons should be launched from a Vanguard - class submarine, one of which is always on patrol.

David Cameron sneered: «We have lost a Shadow Secretary of State for Defence who believed in our nuclear deterrent - and instead we've got someone apparently who takes funds from Leigh Day.»

The Prime Minister replied: «I do think it is instructive that we have lost a Shadow secretary of State for Defence who believed in our nuclear deterrent and instead we've got someone apparently who takes funds from Leigh Day.

Among these are disagreements between the United States and Russia about the utility and purposes of missile defence, as well as insufficient transparency, planning, and cooperation among the nine nuclear weapons states to support a continuing draStates and Russia about the utility and purposes of missile defence, as well as insufficient transparency, planning, and cooperation among the nine nuclear weapons states to support a continuing drastates to support a continuing drawdown.