Sentences with phrase «arms control efforts»

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While repudiating the notion that nuclear war in any circumstance can be a just war, the bishops say that they will tolerate for now the possession of nuclear weapons as long as serious efforts are made toward arms control.

In The Challenge of Peace, their 1983 pastoral letter, the bishops «identified as critical the need for arms control and disarmament, efforts to minimize the risk of «any war.»»

The DCCC, the campaign arm of House Democrats, views New York as one of the key battleground states in its effort to flip enough Republican seats to gain control of the House in the November election.

Having candidates the conference's political arm can work with heading into the general election doesn't hurt in the effort to keep control of the chamber.

«The bottom line is the United States does not want conflict in outer space,» says Frank Rose, assistant secretary of state for arms control, verification and compliance, who has led American diplomatic efforts to prevent a space arms race.

In particular, the government needs to quickly establish the Itombwe Natural Reserve, support local - community management of the Punia Gorilla Reserve, reinforce Kahuzi - Biega National Park efforts, and establish strong coordination between ICCN and the DRC military to tackle armed militias that control illegal mining camps in Grauer's gorilla heartland.»

Over the past three years, ARM has managed field campaigns using unmanned aerial systems (UAS) and tethered balloon systems (TBS) at Oliktok Point in northern Alaska, where the U.S. Department of Energy controls restricted airspace supporting such efforts.

But thanks to President Barack Obama's appointment of New York Republican John McHugh (and McKeon's successful effort to replace him as Ranking Republican on the House Armed Forces Committee), Kline has gotten the opportunity to reshape the Republican agenda on education, reversing support for the GOP's most - important stamp on education policy, the No Child Left Behind Act, and pursuing a local control - oriented platform.

Aluminum lower control arms have been added out back in an effort to minimize wheel hop.

In an effort to further improve NVH characteristics, engineers also applied plastic and rubber bushings to the front sub-frame and increased the bushings size of the lower control arm.

Many of the controls, such as for the radio and air conditioner, are less than an arm's length away and can be operated with minimum effort.

Gather any relief plans developed by the local Red Cross chapter, other animal care and control agencies, armed forces, Coast Guard, and police, fire, health, wildlife, and agriculture departments, so you know who to turn to for specific resources and do not duplicate their efforts.

Billed as the most advanced electric grooming table in the world, the Viper Grooming Table line takes the effort out of getting dogs on the table and features a unique electric grooming arm (including support wraps and quick - release nooses) to hold canine clients up in a secure, controlled position.

In the face of disarmament efforts that had been stalled for decades, civil society and like - minded states reframed nuclear disarmament from an arms control question to a humanitarian issue.

AI expert Toby Walsh of the University of New South Wales was centrally involved in these efforts and the campaign welcomes his nomination, along with the other signatories, as «arms control person of the year» by the Washington DC - based Arms Control Associatarms control person of the year» by the Washington DC - based Arms Control Assoccontrol person of the year» by the Washington DC - based Arms Control AssociatArms Control AssocControl Association.