Sentences with phrase «increasing nuclear capability»

And York notes that increasing nuclear capability to match the opposition is one way of buying time for negotiations.

Not exact matches

While Iran's nuclear capabilities are curtailed for the time being, Katz reiterated that Israel would remain vigilant in seeking to curb Tehran's increased activities in Syria.

What is meant is that no conceivable increase in superiority of military capability can in a nuclear age provide security.

Spurious biblical warrant was quoted for increased military spending and the development of American nuclear capability.

Foreign scientists from China, Russia, Israel, India, Pakistan, and other countries face increased scrutiny — partly, it appears, because these countries possess or are seeking to possess nuclear capabilities (Science, 21 November 2008, p. 1172).

Within the U.S., there has been increased funding to boost scientific, public health, and first response capabilities against a disease outbreak from chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear agents.

The Act arises from a letter from a group of health physicists who pointed out that the limited understanding of low - dose health risks impairs the nation's decision - making capabilities, whether in responding to radiological events involving large populations such as the 2011 Fukushima accident or in areas such as the rapid increase in radiation - based medical procedures, the cleanup of radioactive contamination from legacy sites and the expansion of civilian nuclear energy.