Sentences with phrase «in weapons proliferation»

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There is the situation in Syria, there is security in the entire region and I think, in any case, we share a common goal of avoiding an escalation and proliferation of nuclear weapons in the region.

«It is together that we will counter the proliferation in weapons of mass destruction, whether it is in North Korea or in Iran,» Macron said.

However, in the framework of prevention activities for the legalization of incomes, received by criminal way and financing of terrorism and financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, banks will have to identify suspicious financial transactions of customers that can be associated with buying and selling tokens for Belarusian rubles, foreign currency and electronic money.

Of the lessons Ambassador Pickering believes the US should take from the last decade into the next, foremost appeared the warning that military force is not a good substitute for diplomacy and, moreover, carries so many unintended consequences that it remains an unadvisable policy tool except in the most dire of circumstances — namely, in the face of direct aggression, in order to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or in order to put an end to genocide.

«There was a massive proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Taraba State, some of which have been recovered from warring parties, criminal and unauthorised persons.

He writes that governments now recognise that national security in the turbulent conditions of the early 21st century must centre on the creation of public confi dence that normal life can continue even in the face of threats such as terrorism, proliferation of weapons and mass destruction and natural hazards.

The first collection of plays investigates the proliferation of nuclear weapons: In Calculated Risk, for example, America has dropped the A-bomb and a newly - elected Clement Attlee wonders how Britain should navigate a changed world.

«The proliferation of small arms and light weapons in the country has fueled internal insecurity in the country.

«Also, there was a massive proliferation of small arms and light weapons in Taraba State, some of which have been recovered from warring parties, criminal and unauthorised persons.

Noel Sharkey, a roboticist at the University of Sheffield, UK, who has criticised the use of autonomous weapons, fears that miniaturisation will lead to an escalation in use and pave the way for their global proliferation.

Officials won't specify exactly what these changes are but they promise that the time needed for a visas mantis check — a security review aimed at preventing weapons proliferation, and the main bottleneck in the visa approval process — will go down from a current average of several months to 2 weeks.

Investigative journalist William Langewiesche tracks the proliferation of nuclear weapons, focusing his story on Pakistani scientist A. Q. Khan, who stole plans and equipment from the West and peddled the technology to countries hostile to Western interests: «That same afternoon a small group of Pakistanis associated with the weapons program, including, of course, A. Q. Khan, gathered in a concrete bunker in Chagai, facing the chosen mountain seven miles away.

At the heart of the issue is whether Fouchier's scientific manuscripts need an export license under E.U. regulations issued in 2009 that aim to prevent the proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons.

The word «climate,» in fact, appears in the current President's strategy more often than Al Qaeda, nuclear proliferation, radical Islam, or weapons of mass destruction.»

That is the way to make nuclear power safer (nuclear power already has the best safety record of any major industry in the United States) and resistant to weapons proliferation.

And in early 2014, Secretary of State John Kerry called climate change «the greatest challenge of our generation,» more so than poverty, terrorism and the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

The coming expansion of nuclear power can be a security as well as an environmental blessing (after all, nuclear energy is entirely free of greenhouse gas emissions and can help us deal with climate change), but only if it comes without a great increase in the risk of the proliferation of nuclear weapons.

Their answer, outlined in a 2003 report called The Future of Nuclear Power, identifies four key challenges to the industry: high cost, waste disposal, safety (which in a post-9 / 11 world includes the possibility of terrorism), and weapons proliferation.

The unstable government and weapons proliferation argument is a furphy and will be even more so in the future.

The word «climate,» in fact, appears in the current President's strategy more often than Al Qaeda, nuclear proliferation, radical Islam, or weapons of mass destruction...

Friends of the Earth Europe has expressed alarm that the Heads of State cast a role for nuclear power in Europe's energy future, without offering solutions to its unsolved problems: how to treat and store waste for thousands of years, the risk of serious accidents, the proliferation of nuclear weapon material and how to secure nuclear plants against terrorist attacks.

We the undersigned lawyers and jurists from legal traditions around the world are extremely concerned about conflicts in the Middle East regarding the suspected proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, and the possibility that force may be used in response to this situation.

If history is any guide, the development of AI as a weapon would inevitably lead to an arms race in this field as well as increased proliferation risks.

In this regard, we share specific humanitarian, moral and legal concerns related to ongoing developments on a set of the so - called «new era warfare tools», including proliferation of amed drones, lethal autonomous weapons system eventual development, cyberspace aggressive use and, finally, risks of militarization of the outer space.

The advisory board recommended that the UN Secretary - General commission a study on «emerging technological trends and the legal, ethical and other aspects of and limits to the development, proliferation and use of the increasingly autonomous weapons technology,» then on the basis of that study promote «coordinated efforts in an existing forum,» specifically the Convention on Conventional Weapons.

Human rights aspects are missing completely from the agenda and there appears to be insufficient time to consider proliferation and security concerns as well as the human control needed in future weapons systems.

Russell warned against the development and proliferation of «new weapons of mass destruction — in the form of vast swarms of lethal microdrones.»

OFAC is the US Treasury Department, which is responsible for economic and trade sanctions against countries and individuals accused by the US authorities of involvement in terrorism, drug trafficking, human rights violations, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, transnational organized crime and other unlawful activities.

OFAC SDN List Search Discover whether an applicant is on the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Asset Control (OFAC) Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) list, which includes known terrorists, terrorist supporters, international narcotics traffickers and those engaged in activities related to the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington, DC) 05/2007 — 01/2010 Imaging Science and Information Systems Center — Insert Title • Train, supervise, and assure the work quality of a team of 3 - 6 regional analysts • Write analytical summaries of open source collections of biological threats and other national security threats • Develop and refine indication and warning methodologies and taxonomies for biological and radiological threats • Offer guidance and expertise on intelligence community interagency fusion cell for H1N1 «swine flu» • Assist in research and development work on plant health project • Conduct case studies on state and non-state actor biological weapons programs and orphan source radiological incidents • Participate in multi-agency tracking of nuclear proliferation activities in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East • Perform project lead duties, participate in the selection process of new employees, and assist with performance appraisals • Awarded the National Intelligence Medallion for organizational work on Project Argus