Sentences with phrase «nuclear strike»

A "nuclear strike" refers to a military attack where a powerful weapon called a nuclear bomb is used to cause massive destruction and harm to a target. It involves the detonation of nuclear weapons, which release an enormous amount of energy, causing devastating consequences such as extensive damage, loss of life, and long-term radiation effects. Full definition
That could be an asteroid impact on the earth's surface, a highly contagious and deadly disease epidemic, or in this case, an imminent nuclear strike.
Discussing a computer - generated image of a destroyed Capitol Building in Washington that was posted to a jihadist forum, the Telegraph claimed, without any basis, «The SITE Intelligence Group said that the image, showing a ruined Capitol Building in Washington, was created by extremists as part of discussions about the feasibility of nuclear strikes against the US and Britain.»
Prime ministers can authorise nuclear strikes in two circumstances envisaged under the arrangements in place since the cold war.
Pyongyang looks at states such as Iraq — where Saddam Hussein was overthrown by the United States — and Libya — its late leader, Moammar Gadhafi, gave up his nuclear ambitions for sanctions relief and aid, only to be toppled and killed after the United States intervened in his country's civil unrest — and believes that only being able to threaten the US mainland with a retaliatory nuclear strike can stop American military intervention.
During the Reagan administration, the late Jeremy Stone, then president of the Federation of American Scientists, proposed that the president should not be able to order a first nuclear strike without consulting with high - ranking members of Congress.
The reason is that the net was developed there in the late 1960s by the Pentagon's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA) in a bid to create a communications medium that would still work if a Soviet nuclear strike took out whole chunks of the network.
And of course, the mother of all griefing, the tactical nuclear strike which wipes someone's farm and account clean off the map.
The situation is coming to a head, and you'll play an agent caught in the middle trying to stop a rogue nuclear strike.
«I just happened to know a piece of software that they were using to develop a game called Nuclear Strike,» said Luis, calling the experience a «happy accident.»
Attempting a preventive military strike out of the misplaced belief that we have «run out of road» will result in the very fate we're trying to avoid, a North Korean nuclear strike.
All you non-believers will be sorry the day Judgment Day does come, and billions die when Skynet finally becomes self aware and starts the prophesied nuclear strike on America, Russia, and the rest of the world.
«As the joint military exercises to be staged by the enemies are regarded as the most undisguised nuclear war drills aimed to infringe upon the sovereignty of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, its military counteraction will be more preemptive and offensive nuclear strike to cope with them,» Pyongyang's state - run KCNA news agency announced on March 7th.
The potential actions are unlimited (ranging from minor sanctions, boycotts and confiscation of funds through to unlimited nuclear strikes).
For example in North Korea, the max range of their nuclear arsenal, is very unlikely further than South Korea, which means, that they can't reach all the powers, which would, in a potential nuclear attack, would start nuclear strikes back against them.
This historical strategic culture was shaken to its core during the Cold War, when the Soviet Union became capable of conducting devastating nuclear strikes on U.S. territory, which ceased to be a sanctuary.
They contain orders on what action to take in the event that an enemy nuclear strike has destroyed the British government and has killed or otherwise incapacitated both the Prime Minister and the «second person» (normally a high - ranking member of the Cabinet) whom the Prime Minister has designated to make a decision on how to act in the event of the Prime Minister's death.
That was the premise of an exercise — the first of its kind — held in July and August 2015 to test a new network of sensors that would collect data during a surprise nuclear strike.
Taking on the role of Dan Carson, players then played through multiple levels while they assisted the resistance forces in toppling a puppet - government and deflect a major nuclear strike on New York.
Before Kim Jong Un launches his preemptive nuclear strike he undoubtedly needs to have an anti-missile program in place.
Like short films teaching US third graders to duck under their desks when the Soviet nuclear strike comes, the HS will survive as a graphic testament to the wisdom of men.
If the government insists on picking winners with subsidized technology programs, then nuclear strikes me as much more fruitfull, as it is already proven and close to economic and investment can be concentrated on marginal problems like waste disposal, rather than fundamental problems like «will this approach even work.»
If Russia was nuked, it would automatically launch a retaliatory nuclear strike.
Now this fragile state of affairs is approaching breaking point, as a rogue nuclear strike has been ordered that will send the world into turmoil.
She said the imposition of sanctions is paying off and the young dictator Kim has been brought to the table by fears Trump will resort to military force and even a nuclear strike.
I will admit that it does look as if the board are getting things ready for his departure, but Wenger can survive a nuclear strike, so I am not ruling anything out.
Added to these over-arching responsibilities are individual powers to operate the Royal Prerogative (as the de facto chair of the Privy Council)- to declare war (including single - handedly authorising the launch of a nuclear strike), to sign international treaties and to represent the UK at the highest level in international and European negotiations.
The UK considered threatening China with a nuclear strike if they invaded Hong Kong, previously secret papers have revealed.
They have stated that they can, and if necessary, will go ahead with a nuclear strike on the US, thus bringing into action, a US counteraction in the pacific, as a deterrent against nuclear warfare.
Yes, the United States have 28,500 soldiers stationed in South Korea, they supported South Korea in the last Korean War (60 years ago) and continuously side with South Korea diplomatically, but it is far from given that the United States would be willing to perform a nuclear strike on behalf of their South - Korean allies if push comes to shove.
The theory is to create a threat of a nuclear strike that would devastate enough of the nation that they would not want to initiate first strike.
So, is there a literal button on his desk that launches a nuclear strike or is a «nuclear button» figurative?
Update: April 7, 2017 Nukes Podcast from Radiolab discusses the President's authority to launch a nuclear strike.
... his tweet referred to the «nuclear football,» a series of launch codes contained in a briefcase that the president must enter in order to authorize a nuclear strike — one that no country has ordered since President Harry Truman dropped nuclear weapons on Japan to force it to surrender in World War II.
Rather, it refers to the «nuclear football», which is a series of launch codes used to authorize a nuclear strike.
It's worth noting that the President does have the sole authority to launch a nuclear strike, though the actual procedure is longer.
Yes, the President can theoretically initiate a nuclear strike on his own (not clear if this is actually true in the absence of any threat to the US) but he would still need to notify congress within 48 hours.
Today we might fear a nuclear strike by North Korea, in the late 70s we feared Nuclear annihilation.
Corbyn's recent remarks, in which he undermined Labour policy by stating that he would never sanction a nuclear strike, and more recently when he changed his mind over the so - called «shoot - to - kill» policy in the event of a potential Paris - style attack in the UK, have deeply angered many members of the parliamentary group.
When pressed by Marr on whether he would order a nuclear strike as prime minister, which Corbyn said he would not, Smith replied: «You've got to be prepared to say yes to that.
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