Sentences with phrase «one's nuclear capability»

Having accepted nuclear weapons as «fact,» these leaders have concentrated on secondary questions concerning nuclear capability and use.
But by effectively combining nuclear capabilities with another state, that problem could be fixed.
Breathless predictions that the Islamic Republic will soon be at the brink of nuclear capability, or — worse — acquire an actual nuclear bomb, are not new.
Trump reiterated his willingness to forge new deals with Putin and floated a a landmark agreement to reducing nuclear capability in exchange for dropping US sanctions.
And ironically, Iran is a NPT signatory (and therefore is seen in violation of it), unlike Israel or India, two of the three nations with nuclear capabilities that have never signed the NPT and continue to remain outside it (Pakistan being the third).
The government's rhetoric is no more convincing in this case than in its dubbing of missiles of first - strike nuclear capability as «Peacekeepers.»
What Obama does not realize is that if he does let Iran acquire nuclear capability, his «legacy» will be just like that of Britain's Neville Chamberlain — a historical laughing - stock — who held up a piece of paper he foolishly thought assured peace with Hitler.
The Minuteman is a Boeing (ba) product that has been the backbone of the U.S.'s first - strike nuclear capability for the last 45 years.
Can you imagine the international scandal that would have erupted if the US had worked on that much new nuclear capability while trying to pressure a few other nations to add none?
One of the more impending crises is a conflict between Iran and Israel over Irans nuclear capabilities.
Is there a chance that North Korea is a rational actor which pursues nuclear capability as the best tool to guarantee its security?
Kim Jong - un: Are you serious about reducing nuclear capability and what prevents improving your people's standard of living?
And, despite having more than 30 new nuclear reactors under construction, China's new nuclear capability was still a fraction of new coal energy.
The prime minister went out of his way to humiliate Nick Clegg this morning with a robust defence of Britain's nuclear capability which left the Trident review looking redundant even as a face - saving exercise.
The West seems desperately eager to give Iran nuclear capability — perhaps from the pressure of business lobbies and perhaps out of America's panic - stricken need for a «legacy.»
The Kim family's multi-generational kleptocracy has little to show for itself save for a handful of unreliable rockets and a rudimentary nuclear capability.
The goal now is to keep existing nuclear capabilities and form a relationship with the rest of the international community, says Tong Zhao, fellow at Carnegie - Tsinghua Center.
But as troubling as the largest civil defense drills since the height of the Cold War have been, the steps Russia has taken to improve its offensive nuclear capabilities likely overshadow them.
Germany is a highly industrialized state with civilian nuclear capabilities.
Spurious biblical warrant was quoted for increased military spending and the development of American nuclear capability.
Has it turned out that a young man termed unstable by some Western newsmen who spoke with him in Australia, before he sold the London Times the pictures and story of Israeli nuclear capability — and who is now on trial — did what he did because of his radical politics, his conversion to Christianity, or his desire for money?
Such a critique is desperately needed as Iran becomes more deeply involved in the violence between Israel and Hezbollah and moves, perhaps, toward its own nuclear capability.
A punitive expedition against a prospective threat to American security turned into an exercise in nation - building, the nation - builders turned into hostages, and the hostages to Iranian threats become the excuse to concede nuclear capability to a terrorist state.
Intelligence reports also indicate that he is seeking nuclear weapons, but has not yet achieved nuclear capability
On the other hand, Israel's nuclear capability explains probably explains why they haven't been at war with their neighbours for a while.
Note each side even hides nuclear capability in submarines.
He called for the UN secretary general to create dialogue between the United States and North Korea to «wind down the deeply dangerous confrontation over the Korean peninsula», although even here he carefully avoided any criticism of the North Korean dynastic dictator, who has starved and brutalised his own people while creating a long - range nuclear capability.
If we're going to be fair and just, then every single superpower has to honestly declare whatever nuclear capabilities they have.
As the Commission notes: «If the United States were to withdraw their cooperation completely, the UK nuclear capability would probably have a life expectancy measured in months rather than years.»
As countries like North Korea and Iran acquire or approach nuclear capability, the program may sound long overdue.
It noted that even in the unlikely event that Russia launched a preemptive attack on the U.S. — and had more nuclear capability than current international agreements allow for — it «would have little to no effect on the U.S. assured second - strike capabilities.»
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).
And York notes that increasing nuclear capability to match the opposition is one way of buying time for negotiations.
Smartly letting the audience decide who is to blame in this propaganda war, he addresses everything from the DPRKs nuclear capabilities to the horrified reaction to The Interview, the Seth Rogen comedy about the assassination of beloved leader Kim Jong - un.
«In return, the U.S. allows North Korea to keep its current nuclear capabilities and reduces U.S. forces stationed in South Korea.»
It's set in 1975, as Snake's mercenary group MSF has attained nuclear capability, causing panic in some corners of the world.
3) Al Qaeda (or some other jihadist group) obtains a significant nuclear capability, and the aftermath of the nuclear exchange of 2019 reduces the population to about 5 % of the present number.
Perhaps surprisingly, when we asked our readers if nuclear has a place in our energy future, the results seemed to indicate a majority in support of at least some future nuclear capabilities.
I think Julian had pointed out, (back in time), that the movie had some misleading information about a country having nuclear capabilities when it was not true.
Splicing jealousy with religious fervour and nuclear capability creates a potentially ticking time bomb whose fall - out could affect us all.
The Bush administration believes that such a war is necessary to remove Saddam Hussein from power, thus preventing him from acquiring nuclear capabilities...
With nuclear capabilities, America is handing a fundamentalist regime the tools of Armageddon,» said Long Island State Senator Thomas Croci, a former commander in the U.S. Navy and chairman of the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Security and Military Affairs.
Apart from the destruction and loss of life, Saudi Arabias oil reserves are bombed, the U.S. is poised to enter another Middle East conflict and, in the end, Irans nuclear capabilities are only set back by a couple of years.
The totally obvious fact is that if one nuclear warhead is going to go off it is imperative to decimate the opponent's nuclear capability as quickly as possible.
No country that lacks a secure second - strike nuclear capability can deter — or even resist coercion by — a country that possesses such a capability.
overall, Iran's actions question the deterrent value of nuclear capabilities — if anything, it makes others that much more desperate to join the club.
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.
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