Sentences with phrase «military capabilities»

It would not necessarily need to be limited to strikes against chemical weapon compounds themselves, but would permit attacks on broader military capabilities.

The MoD is now under strict orders to get the maximum military capability for the lowest cost, even if this means buying «off - the - peg» from abroad.

Bolton responded to Putin's latest military capabilities with his trademark bellicose rhetoric on Twitter.

As the world's second and third largest economies, and neighboring naval powers with expanding military capabilities, the relationship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is arguably one of the most significant in the international realm.

The MPs claim the UK's future military capability depends on the investments made in research and development and said the reduction in the amount spent on defence research had been «short - sighted».

Covering military installations with solar panels and wind turbines and testing biofuels in military aircraft may enhance the DOD's relations with Congress and the White House, but do nothing to enhance military capabilities or reduce costs.

Garcia says the limit to what gets funding is the imagination of each programme manager and their ability to convince the director that an idea could improve US military capabilities.

Paul Kennedy masterfully covers the importance of medium term economic power, not immediate military capabilities, in waging war successfully.

Shi Yinhong, an expert on China - U.S. relations at Renmin University, said Locke kept relations steady despite tensions over China's South China Sea territorial claims, its fraught relations with Japan, its increased military capability and its support for Syria's embattled government.

Any air defenses of that kind, however, add Russian military capability to Crimea, providing additional resilience and, potentially, coverage.

Speeding up approvals of arms sales and lowering costs would help U.S. firms and the allies that were buying equipment, while ensuring that military capabilities reached allies sooner, he said.

... Longer term we must build military capability....

The article comes just weeks after the U.N. Security Council voted to enforce tougher sanctions on the country after it teased its potential nuclear and military capabilities earlier this year.

However, it agrees on the need to upgrade and transform U.S. military capabilities and to relocate military positions so as to cope with distant crises.

And the Foreign Office (FCO) is now focused on building a network of new allies to compliment our diminishing military capabilities.

Even though the U.S. continued with providing effective close air support to the YPG, it also strictly adhered to a policy that sought to prevent the YPG from acquiring more independent military capabilities that could one day become dangerous to the U.S. ally, Turkey.

One wonders whether the EU can have any common security policy without the British military capabilities and willingness to resolve, particularly in comparison with other member states of the EU.

As the long silence of the German government on the acquisition of this new military capability was suddenly broken, the public learnt with astonishment that for 13 years the programme has been lurching on, even though the surveillance drone's flying problems have long been «a fact universally acknowledged.»

While strong transatlantic military capabilities are at NATO's core, describing the Alliance only in these terms would be incomplete.

Frequent and frank dialogue about the reasons for U.S. military modernization, and about China's own military capabilities and behavior, need to be part of that conversation, as do the benefits of sustained collaboration between the world's two largest economies.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) is one contributor to declining military capability.

«What the prime minister has done is ask the Cabinet secretary to preside over a joint review by MoD, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office looking at what further efficiency savings can be made within the MoD on top of the very aggressive efficiency plan we've already got in place without affecting frontline military capability,» he added.

«The approach set out by the Government in 2010 is no longer fit for purpose and a more strategic, threat - based approach to determining military capability, which can more easily and successfully counter shifting situations, is essential if the UK is to maintain vital national security and influence on international issues.

They undermine confidence in international troops, increase the perceived military capabilities of the Taliban and raise questions about the unity of regional partners crucial to the success of the ongoing struggle.

Labour supports a renewal of Britain's nuclear capacity but is open to discussion on «military capability requirements and cost», suggesting there is room for discussion with Liberal Democrats in the event of another hung parliament.

We welcomed the government's commitment to foster a vibrant and innovative cyber security sector in the UK, including a distinct role for the MoD to deliver military capabilities both to confront high - end threats and to provide a potential offensive capability.

«On the contrary, there is a strong argument to recognise that the international landscape is more challenging than in 2010, and consider making a statement that greater military capability must underpin our diplomacy.»

Like them, we have to recognise that military capability doesn't stand still; we can not fossilise our fighting forces, and we have to invest in the capabilities of the future if we are to maintain our defences and keep this country safe.

«Americans must realise that NATO must maintain its primacy in European security, and that any advancement of EU military capabilities must be done wholly integrated, not as a pillar, into the current framework of NATO — in support of NATO's aims and objectives.»

Analyzed technology opportunities and their impact on feasibility, maturity, risk, affordability, and utility tradeoffs associated with future military capabilities, resulting in proposed solutions for technology obsolescence or uses for new technology.

Such an attack could cripple US military capability and also affect day - to - day civilian life.

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Hamas is said to still possess at least 15 tunnels that extend into Israel and is believed to have restored its military capabilities to pre-Protective Edge levels, filling its stockpiles with both imported and locally produced missiles, mortars and small arms.

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled an arsenal of nuclear weapons that will significantly boost the Kremlin's military capabilities.

«The degree to which they were able to form their own coalition, both inside of Syria and inside of northwestern Iraq, the military capability they exhibited, the collapse of the Iraqi Security Forces... In those initial days, there were a few surprises.»

The Semi Auto rifles are not official assault rifles as they do not have military capability.

1) Military spending may not be a good indicator of military capability and it is not necessary easy to directly compare domestic spending between different countries, especially when currency values are volatile and relationships between state and private business are non-transparent.

Of course, Obama and Trump are characterized by wholly different domestic agendas, political leadership styles and public rhetoric, but they are also both US presidents, who govern the leading economic and military global power, confronted by largely the same foreign policy problems and endowed with the same bureaucratic structures and military capabilities.

Due to his lack of military expertise, Akhundzada may increase violence to consolidate his position, and as means of demonstrating his military capabilities.

For their part, American officials take pains to emphasize that Air - Sea - Battle is not directed at any one country, but is designed to maintain the military capabilities necessary to uphold security guarantees in the Middle East and Asia - Pacific.

Albeit Pyongyang tends to overstate its accomplishments, the satellite launch and the alleged detonation of a hydrogen bomb represent, combined, a considerable leap for North Korea's military capabilities.

«On transparency, the NAO do not fully understand how these decisions were made by the national security council because, despite their statutory rights under the National Audit Act 1983, they were not given access to particular cabinet committee papers which they needed to understand the way in which the cost, affordability, military capability and industrial implications of the alternative carrier strike options were drawn together to support the decision.