Sentences with phrase «others with nuclear weapons»

While the superpowers were busy threatening to destroy each other with nuclear weapons, Albert B. Sabin turned to a surprising ally to test his new oral polio vaccine — a Soviet scientist

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Britain said on Sunday that it, France and Germany - the other signatories to the 2015 Iran deal along with Russia, China and the European Union - agreed that the accord was the best way of stopping Tehran from gaining nuclear weapons.

In other words, if the launch is unsuccessful, the rocket could explode with the force of a nuclear weapon.

But, got ta admit, your science with bio weapons, nuclear weapons and other advancements, your science is just like anything else on this planet in the wrong hands.

As the big lie grows that nuclear war can be won, the illusion grows that the ability to destroy other nations with nuclear weapons is the supreme exemplification of unilateral power in human affairs.

Contemporary warfare has in fact taken the form of local conflicts, more often than not civil wars, in which no great alliances of nations are involved; these have been wars fought for reasons based in local rivalries, typically inflamed by historical animosities, ethnic disparity, or religious difference, rather than for reasons of global Realpolitik; they have been fought not with nuclear weapons (or, indeed, other types of weapons of mass - destructive capability) or the latest in military technology, but instead with conventional weaponry, often of old design, and often limited to rifles, knives, grenades, and light, crew - served weapons which individual soldiers can carry on their persons.

The Iraq War, however, is not being fought with nuclear weapons and is in fact part of a strategy — whether wise or not is another question — aimed at, among other things, preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear capacity.

The search today for some minimal order under law must go on in the threatening world of nations, some armed with nuclear weapons, and others preparing to be so armed.

Both of them long ago equipped themselves with enough nuclear weapons to destroy each other almost 50 times.

We look like a big dumb bully with nuclear weapons and we shove our views down other countries throats.

Decides that, in order to begin to comply with its disarmament obligations, in addition to submitting the required biannual declarations, the Government of Iraq shall provide to UNMOVIC, the IAEA, and the Council, not later than 30 days from the date of this resolution, a currently accurate, full, and complete declaration of all aspects of its programmes to develop chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, and other delivery systems such as unmanned aerial vehicles and dispersal systems designed for use on aircraft, including any holdings and precise locations of such weapons, components, subcomponents, stocks of agents, and related material and equipment, the locations and work of its research, development and production facilities, as well as all other chemical, biological, and nuclear programmes, including any which it claims are for purposes not related to weapon production or material;

Quakers in Britain, along with many others, oppose nuclear weapons in general and the UK's nuclear missiles mounted on Trident submarines in particular.

I support a global ban on such weapons as part of our commitment to nuclear disarmament, as was successful with other weapons of mass destruction such as chemical and biological weapons.

Just as nuclear weapons came to be called «strategic weapons» with other weapons of war occupying a lesser space, nuclear war became identical with war in general.

I don't know much about China but I noticed that in many areas (space exploration, aircraft carriers, nuclear weapons...), they seem more interested in demonstrating and maintaining a basic capability than really competing with other powers.

Mr Brown said that the UK should act not unilaterally but together with other countries to cut their arsenal and prevent proliferation of nuclear weapons by other countries.

Signatories with nuclear weapons are explicitly prohibited from transferring any nuclear - weapons - related technology to any other state, «directly or indirectly».

Mr. Miller, along with the other Democrats, sought to again shine a spotlight on Iran's strained relationship with Israel and its efforts to build nuclear weapons, rebuffing claims that a new, more moderate Iranian head of state would mean an end to the perceived threat of the country.

The report is replete with examples of the social controversies involving science and technology at that time - the biological and environmental effects of nuclear weapons testing, DDT and other dioxins, the use of defoliants and herbicides by the U.S. military in Vietnam, the safety of nuclear power plants, the ban on fetal research, a moratorium on recombinant DNA research, the need for human subject protections and informed consent in genetics research, the misuse of psychology as a tool for torture, the implications of national security controls on science; misconduct in science, and the role of and protections for whistleblowers - many of which continue to resonate in the science and society relationship of today.

Reactor No. 3 at the Fukushima Daiichi station runs on so - called mixed oxide (MOX) fuel, in which uranium is mixed with other fissile materials such as plutonium from spent reactor fuel or from decommissioned nuclear weapons.

But today the US is producing no new nuclear weapons, and Rocky Flats closed down in the early 1990s leaving behind an environmental legacy of contamination with plutonium and other toxic chemicals.

States that desired the benefits of nuclear power technology could sign the treaty and promise not to acquire nuclear weapons, whereupon the weapons - holding nations agreed to assist the others with peaceful applications.

The new role is needed, Moses says, so that Atherton can coordinate with scientists in the three major user communities that NIF serves: nuclear weapons researchers involved in maintaining the U.S. stockpile, fusion energy researchers, and basic scientists working with materials and in other fields.

Typically, this process would take many years and several tests, although the collaboration with American weapon designers has helped to speed up Britain's programme in comparison with, say, the French (who carry out more nuclear tests per warhead design than the other nuclear weapons state).

If this implies to you that the movie has anything resembling a political agenda about the billions of dollars our country wastes on nuclear weapons, think again; if anything this movie, like so many other American romps, leaves us with the impression that American nuclear weapons are essential to our well - being, for where would American action thrillers be without them?

The meeting with the widow of Manhattan Project scientist Alexander Langsdorf led to other interviews, including a conversation with Al Wattenberg, who also worked on the U.S. government initiative to develop nuclear weapons.

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It examines questions about the safety and costs of nuclear power relative to coal and other choices for electricity generation, along with the risk of proliferation of nuclear weapons and emissions of greenhouse gases relative to other energy sources.

Most people associate radiation with nuclear weapons, but the term refers more generally to light, which we can see, and to related emissions that are invisible to the human eye but which can be detected by other means.

As with nuclear weapons in the cold war, these companies» massive patent portfolios serve no useful purpose other than to serve as a deterrent: if you sue me with your patents, I'll sue you with mine.

Georgetown University Medical Center (Washington, DC) 05/2007 — 01/2010 Imaging Science and Information Systems Center — Insert Title • Train, supervise, and assure the work quality of a team of 3 - 6 regional analysts • Write analytical summaries of open source collections of biological threats and other national security threats • Develop and refine indication and warning methodologies and taxonomies for biological and radiological threats • Offer guidance and expertise on intelligence community interagency fusion cell for H1N1 «swine flu» • Assist in research and development work on plant health project • Conduct case studies on state and non-state actor biological weapons programs and orphan source radiological incidents • Participate in multi-agency tracking of nuclear proliferation activities in Eastern Europe, Central Asia, and the Middle East • Perform project lead duties, participate in the selection process of new employees, and assist with performance appraisals • Awarded the National Intelligence Medallion for organizational work on Project Argus