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In July, after five tons of tusks were burned in the Philippines, Jaymi Heimbuch and I discussed alternatives to this method of deterrent on Twitter:

Not exact matches

«These fighters will have a positive impact on Taiwan's self - defense and would act as a necessary deterrent to China's aggressive military posture across the Asia - Pacific region,» Senators John Cornyn, the assistant majority leader, and James Inhofe, a senior member of the Armed Services Committee, said in a letter to President Donald Trump.

A powerful military deterrent and a resolve to pursue effective diplomacy can prevent war on the Korean peninsula, preserve the lives of the millions living in Seoul (and probably tens of thousands of American service members), and secure American vital national interests in Asia.

On the other hand, such strikes, he said, also act as a deterrent to Hezbollah, whose missile capabilities could mean that the air force and the rest of the Israeli military will fight any future Lebanon war with their own bases under attack.

Specifically, the Sessions memorandum directs U.S. Attorneys to «weigh all relevant considerations, including federal law enforcement priorities set by the Attorney General, the seriousness of the crime, the deterrent effect of criminal prosecution, and the cumulative impact of particular crimes on the community.»

The existence of Chapter 19 has a deterrent effect on the US and its industries, causing them to pause before pushing for special tariffs on Canadian or Mexican goods.

The first article in this series discussed points made by Julie M. Riewe, Co-Chief of the SEC's Asset Management Unit, on enforcement trends, principal transactions, conflicts raised by side - by - side management, valuation, allocation of expenses and the potential deterrent value of smaller enforcement actions.

When asked whether their firms allow employees to trade on their own behalf through external accounts, 61 % of respondents said employees and spouses can trade on their own behalf as long as they report their activities to the company, compared to 51 % in last year's survey; 22 % said their firm's no - trading policy is strictly enforced and is a major deterrent to outside trading activities, slightly down from 25 % in January 2016; 14 % said their company has a no trading policy and that it is clear that violation it is a fireable offense, compared to 12 %; and another 3 % said that while their firms have no trading policies, they are loosely enforced and of little concern to employees, down from 12 %.

Sociological evidence on the deterrent effect of the death penalty as currently practiced is ambiguous, conflicting, and far from probative.

A similar point may be made on the question of the court's deterrent value.

Capital punishment's lack of demonstrated superiority as a deterrent (the evidence for its effectiveness being at best mixed), the capacity of society to protect itself equally well by permanently imprisoning those who are currently being executed (which is possible at limited marginal cost, especially when one takes into account the cost of the extended trial procedures and interminable appeals and reviews which usually accompany capital punishment)-- all these points are important, but their utility is chiefly as rebuttal arguments in response to the empirically weak but emotionally strong claims made on behalf of capital punishment.

On the other hand, it must be reiterated that the Old Testament canon reflects the full range of the life of that people; that the spirit of Esther was provoked in their history, again and again; that Jews have known in their long history one Haman after another (the most recent conspicuous Haman being Adolph Hitler); and that if Esther isn't history or theology in any direct sense, it nevertheless informs us more richly of the life of man and points up one of the universal deterrents to the exercise of the love of God.

So for the means of capital punishment which could actually be used, we probably could not count on a deterrent effect.

One study from the University of Colorado found that 88 percent of America criminologists did not believe that the death penalty was an effective deterrent, and 91 percent believe politicians support the death penalty merely as a way to appear tough on crime.

There are penalties involved for exceeding these limits, topping out at 100 percent overage tax plus a limit on individual signing bonuses for two years, but so far that limit hasn't proven to be enough of a deterrent for many teams.

Those who believe that a four - game suspension for a second offense is a sufficient deterrent are as deluded and naive as Taylor, who wrote in his 1987 book, LT: Living on the Edge, that he had cured his addiction to cocaine by playing a lot of golf.

The concept of using consequences, physical or otherwise, as a deterrent for hitting is based on the misconception that small children have the capacity for forethought (i.e..

The large size of this pillow may be a deterrent for a lot of women, as this pillow is actually large enough to be a kid sized mattress, but the «Legs» on this U-shaped pillow are the saving grace and can be positioned in any which way to provide you with utmost comfort.

The concept of using consequences, physical or otherwise, as a deterrent for hitting is based on the misconception that small children have the capacity for forethought (i.e. «If I hit, I will get in trouble.

There are also more people riding their bicycles around Wicker Park than in any other part of town; insane windchills and plunging temperatures are hardly deterrents for those bent on taking in the sights and sounds of the domain.

Commenting on today's government consultation paper on «Strengthening Tax Avoidance Sanctions and Deterrents», John Cullinane, Tax Policy Director of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, said: «This is the latest in a series of measures cracking down on those who profit from tax avoidance schemes.

He further suggested that strict laws must be implemented and individuals who infringe on the rights of the vulnerable in society, severely punished to serve as deterrent to others.

7) Governments may decide that «smart» spending on intelligence, strategic deterrents and high quality rapid deployment forces is better value for money than vast legions of mediocre mechanised infantry for a hypothetical war which nobody wants.

Britain's nuclear deterrent was one of just three issues on which the Tories and Lib Dems «agreed to disagree» in May 2010.

When Britain's third party can put aside its differences on issues such as Europe and our nuclear deterrent to join forces with the Conservatives, it must make us question the relevance of dog - tagging parties with ideological values of old.

Reacting to calls by some supporters of the NPP calling on the Executives of the party to reinstate suspended Kwabena Agyapong, he said Mr. Agyapong deserves to remain suspended to serve as deterrent to others.

Britain may fail to meet its target of spending two per cent on defence, but there is a clear majority for the like - for - like replacement of Britain's nuclear deterrent: Conservative and Labour MPs will combine to marginalise their SNP, Lib Dems and Plaid opponents on an issue that's dominated the last few weeks.

With US going on rampage around the world and leaving cesspools and terrorist - breeding grounds (just this week we had suicide bomber in Manchester, self - described in past as «fighter against Gaddafi» and later «against Assad») in place of orderly and even relatively prosperous countries you can't really blame NK for wanting to have a proper deterrent against same fate.

«On that basis alone I would support the reintroduction of capital punishment to serve as a deterrent.»

It is also a threat which is a very effective deterrent against a conventional invasion of North - Korea on behalf of South - Korea.

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.

The clue to Trident's ineffectiveness as an independent nuclear deterrent came from Thatcher herself when she said it was being acquired «with the co-operation of the United States» He will also be confident he has the argument to tackle her on public spending.

In an echo of Margaret Thatcher's attacks on Labour's defence policy in the 1980s, the defence secretary, Michael Fallon, will claim on Thursday that Miliband would «barter away our nuclear deterrent» and that the Labour leader would bow to the SNP's «childlike worldview».

Tony Blair has repeated his personal support for replacing Trident - but said MPs would have a vote on the question of Britain's independent nuclear deterrent.

It is «inevitable» that MPs will have a vote on whether to replace Britain's nuclear deterrent, the leader of the House of Commons said yesterday.

The Media Coalition Against illegal Mining is appealing to the Chief Justice, Sophia Akuffo, to sensitize judges adjudicating galamsey cases on the need to hand out sanctions deterrent enough to perpetrators of illegal mining.

«I find internationally a real sense of shock and dismay amongst our friends around the world who don't understand why one of the two principle political parties in Britain is suddenly starting to turn its back on the nuclear deterrent and turn its back on membership of Nato...

«Of course, we should involve the House fully in a decision as important as the renewal of our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he addeOf course, we should involve the House fully in a decision as important as the renewal of our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he addeof our nuclear deterrent, and in practical terms it is inevitable that there will therefore be a chance for the House to express its view on that important matter in a vote,» he added.

The Trident deterrent relies on the freedom of Scottish waters.

Shadow defence secretary Emily Thornberry is leading a review of the party's defence policy and has urged MPs to keep an open mind on the replacement of the nuclear deterrent.

Defence minister Lord Drayson has insisted that «no decisions have yet been taken» on the future of Britain's nuclear deterrent system.

He recounts a proactive foreign policy based on membership of the UN Security Council, possession of a nuclear deterrent and a willingness to deploy military force globally — part of a continuity in our national history.

In an interview with the Guardian at the Tolpuddle festival in Dorset, the party leader added that he would like Labour to switch to supporting unilateralism ahead of the motion that will likely cause MPs to split three ways on the future of the deterrent.

He also refused to be drawn on the ongoing negotations between the MoD and the Treasury over the cost of the Trident nuclear deterrent.

Despite opposition from its left wing the Labour party supported British nuclear weapons but opposed tests, and Labour Opposition Leader Hugh Gaitskell and shadow foreign secretary Aneurin Bevan agreed with Sandys on the importance of reducing dependence on the American deterrent.

In yesterday's interview, on Sky News, he appeared to criticise George Osborne, the Chancellor, for insisting that the Ministry of Defence budget bears the full cost of replacing Britain's nuclear deterrent.

We need to make sure we have a deterrent on the books so people don't do these types of things.»

«That the Parliament looks critically at the results of a new poll on support for nuclear weapons in Scotland commissioned by Lord Ashcroft; believes that the result stating that 51 % of Scots want the Trident nuclear deterrent to be replaced is misguidedly being used to suggest that a majority of Scots support keeping nuclear weapons in Scotland; understands that the results of this poll were intended to challenge the findings of a recent poll commissioned by the Scottish Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament that showed a decisive 75 % majority of the Scottish public is against both the cost and the reasoning behind the UK Government's intention to keep all of its nuclear weapons stationed in Scotland; understands that, while Lord Ashcroft conducted the poll to supposedly show that «more than half of Scots are in favour of nuclear weapons», the poll showed that only 37 % of Scots believe so in principle, compared with 48 % who do not; questions the integrity of a poll that, it understands, was privately paid for by a wealthy Tory backer; considers that Lord Ashcroft is spinning the results, and believes that he should stop doing so and accept what it considers the fact proven time and again that Scots want rid of nuclear weapons.»

Corbyn acknowledged there were major splits among his senior MPs on the issue of Trident but reiterated his support for scrapping the nuclear deterrent.

As the Treasury has refused to pay for the nuclear deterrent out of its own funds the impact of continuing with Trident on the number of conventional forces Britain can afford will be exacerbated further.