Sentences with phrase «military weapons used»

The book essentially looks at the warfare tactics and military weapons used by various cultures in the Old Testament era.

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In Europe, the frontrunner to the French presidential election, Emmanuel Macron, said that there should be an international military intervention against the Syrian regime if it is proved that it is using chemical weapons.

Also banned: instructions on «on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people,» unless there is «clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self - defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage).»

A U.S. official familiar with the military planning said there could be more air strikes if the intelligence indicates Assad had not stopped making, importing, storing or using chemical weapons, including chlorine.

«The [US] military is trying to minimize civilian casualties and use precision weapons.

And any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming,» Mattis said.

Syria and Russia condemned the Western military intervention early on Saturday, and deny the use of chemical weapons in Douma.

The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the world in response to Russia's use of a military - grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom, the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world.

«The United States takes this action in conjunction with our NATO allies and partners around the world in response to Russia's use of a military - grade chemical weapon on the soil of the United Kingdom, the latest in its ongoing pattern of destabilizing activities around the world,» said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity.

Without a strong domestic steel industry, the U.S. military could risk jeopardizing its defenses by building tanks and other weapons using cheaply made foreign steel, the CEO argued.

«A responsible source at the Foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,» a statement released by state news agency SPA said on Friday.

The small - caliber, high - velocity rounds used in the military rifles are identical to those sold for the civilian weapons.

The U.S. just levied fresh sanctions against the Eastern European country for its alleged meddling in the 2016 presidential election, and early last week President Donald Trump warned Russia that the U.S. military could soon strike its ally Syria in response to its use of chemical weapons — a promise he kept Friday evening.

In 2013, the former leader said the use of chemical weapons in Syria's civil war would trigger an American military response.

No civilian should be able to access these weapons of war, which should be restricted for use by our military and law enforcement only.

Nervous investors are waiting to see if the U.S. will launch a military strike on Syria for its alleged use of chemical weapons.

That is why police and the military use higher caliber weapons.

Assault weapon was a term defined in 1994 and doesn't follow the same defintion the military uses.

Antagonism against the USA is further perpetrated by the leadership of the USA in Gulf War, military involvement in Somalia [both Muslim nations], and, as mentioned above, the continued economic blockade against Iraq and support and supply of weapons to the Israeli army (which has been used predominantly against the «intifada» [uprising] of the Palestinian youth beginning in 1987).

I with Obama had not drawn the line at the use of chemical weapons, because now he pretty much has to use our military to back up his edict.

how about we blame the stoneage workers who found metal in the ground and started using it to make stronger weapons... which evolved into guns, and without guns i can't see hilter doing as good as he did as he had little to no real military training.

That voters would pick someone to over see our nuclear weapons and be in charge of our military that has suspended their ability to fully use logic and reason.

From «the dictator is killing his own people» to the «regime is using chemical weapons» to the need to establish «No Fly Zones» to safeguard «refugees fleeing Assad»... propaganda has been liberally used to build the justification for foreign military intervention.

«Extortion of money from innocent civilians at illegal road blocks; militant possession and use of weapons (stones, molotov cocktails, machetes and broken bottles among others) on a military patrol on 10 September 2017.

''... that all Member States shall immediately take the necessary measures to prevent the direct or indirect supply, sale or transfer to the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya, from or through their territories or by their nationals, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and ammunition, military vehicles and equipment, paramilitary equipment, and spare parts for the aforementioned, and technical assistance, training, financial or other assistance, related to military activities or the provision, maintenance or use of any arms and related materiel, including the provision of armed mercenary personnel whether or not originating in their territories...»

According to the police, without verifying the identity of Captain Mahama, the assemblyman and armed townsfolk accosted the military officers, gave him chase, shot at him, and eventually pounced on him using crude weapons such as cement blocks, clubs, among others, until he died around 10 am on Monday, two hours after he started a 20 km jog.

Second, supporting any UN military efforts sets the precedent that such actions could be used on them in the future for such reasons as their nuclear weapons development or severe human rights violations.

This is the main reason the major military powers have all discontinued use of chemical weapons.

Increasingly, it is used as a framework to understand and predict diverse security issues, such as the use and acquisition of weapons of mass destruction, cyberspace security, or its impact on culture and transformation processes in the military.

Created by Dr. Alexander Leveringhaus, who specializes in moral responsibility and robotic weapons, this initiative analyses how militaries can design ethically responsible combat systems using increasingly sophisticated and potentially autonomous technology.

That this House notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian casualties, using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.

Any hypothetical military engagement where a nuclear armed country were to be in danger of being completely overrun would change the calculation on whether they would be willing to use nuclear weapons, but Russia probably would not, for example, use their nuclear weapons as a deterrent against attacks against their conventional troops in Ukraine, even if they were in danger of being forced out of Ukraine completely because the retaliation would cost much more to them than what they would be losing.

Why it matters: President Buhari is scheduled to meet with President Donald Trump at the White House on April 30, and both men would likely discuss further U.S. military assistance to Nigeria against the backdrop of serious human rights violations by security forces who use the same weapons to kill civilians.

Trump is planning on reversing a ban on allowing local police forces to use surplus military equipment, letting local police forces to take and use armored vehicles, high - caliber weapons and other kinds of heavy equipment.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill Wednesday to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

The MoD is still taking stock of the surprise decision of the House of Commons last summer to reject military intervention to punish President Assad of Syria for the use of chemical weapons against rebel forces.

If, however, Mr. Assad conducts another mass murder attack using chemical weapons, he and his military will pay a heavy price.

GAF has a principle that weapons and force can only be used for the purpose of a military operation and not to harm human beings who are non-combatants or who are prisoners of war.

Some weapons including 11 AK47 assault rifles, 10 SG rifles used by the military, a machine gun, four firing pins, clocking handling and anti-aircraft ammunition were retrieved from Moro Sata.

The UK has not deployed control equipment requiring codes to be sent before weapons can be used, such as the U.S. Permissive Action Link, which if installed would preclude the possibility that military officers could launch British nuclear weapons without authorisation.

«That this house notes that ISIL poses a direct threat to the United Kingdom; welcomes United Nations Security Council Resolution 2249 which determines that ISIL constitutes an «unprecedented threat to international peace and security» and calls on states to take «all necessary measures» to prevent terrorist acts by ISIL and to «eradicate the safe haven they have established over significant parts of Iraq and Syria»; further notes the clear legal basis to defend the UK and our allies in accordance with the UN Charter; notes that military action against ISIL is only one component of a broader strategy to bring peace and stability to Syria; welcomes the renewed impetus behind the Vienna talks on a ceasefire and political settlement; welcomes the Government's continuing commitment to providing humanitarian support to Syrian refugees; underlines the importance of planning for post-conflict stabilisation and reconstruction in Syria; welcomes the Government's continued determination to cut ISIL's sources of finance, fighters, and weapons; notes the requests from France, the US and regional allies for UK military assistance; acknowledges the importance of seeking to avoid civilian causalities; using the UK's particular capabilities; notes the Government's will not deploy UK troops in ground combat operations; welcomes the Government's commitment to provide quarterly progress reports to the House; and accordingly supports Her Majesty's Government in taking military action, specifically airstrikes, exclusively against ISIL in Syria; and offers its wholehearted support to Her Majesty's Armed Forces.»

The technology is being pursued particularly single - mindedly amid growing signs of public dissatisfaction with British military adventures, not least the decision not to pursue intervention in Syria following President Assad's use of chemical weapons last year.

Yet the use of chemical weapons against a country's own citizens surely requires a forceful act of intervention, even if that includes limited military action.

Tartus functions as the sole Russian navy base outside the former Soviet Union, serving the Russian army on Mediterranean missions and hosting the military advisers who instruct Syrians in how to use their Russian - made weapons.

Military action against Syria is being considered because the world needs to show that it is not ok to use chemical weapons.

The Foreign Secretary delivered an impassioned defence of the military action saying failure to response to Assad's chemical weapons use would have undermined «civilised values».

They are deeply worried that the new law will result in lay offs at the plant, which makes the Bushmaster automatic weapon used in the Newtown shootings, as well as military guns and hunting rifles.

Therefore, the US can nuke an SLBM launch platform (i.e., an enemy nuclear submarine carrying missiles) without it being a weapon of mass destruction because it's used against a military target.

Nearly two dozen Democratic senators, including Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, introduced a bill to ban the sale of military - style assault weapons and bump stock devices like the one used in the Las Vegas massacre, saying it «will begin removing the weapons of war on our streets.»

As Western resolve to «do something» over the use of chemical weapons in Syria hardens, military intervention has emerged as the last resort.