Sentences with phrase «own military capabilities»

Hamas is said to still possess at least 15 tunnels that extend into Israel and is believed to have restored its military capabilities to pre-Protective Edge levels, filling its stockpiles with both imported and locally produced missiles, mortars and small arms.

U.S. officials worry is that cutting - edge technologies developed in the United States could be used by China to bolster its military capabilities and perhaps even push it ahead in strategic industries.

Bolton responded to Putin's latest military capabilities with his trademark bellicose rhetoric on Twitter.

Any air defenses of that kind, however, add Russian military capability to Crimea, providing additional resilience and, potentially, coverage.

Russian President Vladimir Putin unveiled an arsenal of nuclear weapons that will significantly boost the Kremlin's military capabilities.

«The degree to which they were able to form their own coalition, both inside of Syria and inside of northwestern Iraq, the military capability they exhibited, the collapse of the Iraqi Security Forces... In those initial days, there were a few surprises.»

Speeding up approvals of arms sales and lowering costs would help U.S. firms and the allies that were buying equipment, while ensuring that military capabilities reached allies sooner, he said.

... Longer term we must build military capability....

Advocates of aggressive humanitarian intervention need to reflect more deeply on the military capabilities required for and the limitations of possible intervention.

Neither the political tradition of realism, with its sharp focus on narrowly conceived national interest, nor a utopian universalism uninformed by the hard practicalities of military capability offers significant conceptual help.

The article comes just weeks after the U.N. Security Council voted to enforce tougher sanctions on the country after it teased its potential nuclear and military capabilities earlier this year.

WRT your point about the MIC, I'm a conservative Christian and am quite willing to see our military capability reduced to a level consistent with what the founders envisioned as our international role (that is, a military that is capable of defending the United States against any foe, including taking the fight to the enemy, not running around being the world's cop).

What is meant is that no conceivable increase in superiority of military capability can in a nuclear age provide security.

Millions upon millions of Muslims, already in residence in Europe, combined with the full military capabilities of the «New» Islamic states of Libya, Egypt, Syria, etc., will rise up on one day throughout Europe, and conquer it easily.

1) Military spending may not be a good indicator of military capability and it is not necessary easy to directly compare domestic spending between different countries, especially when currency values are volatile and relationships between state and private business are non-transparent.

Even though the U.S. continued with providing effective close air support to the YPG, it also strictly adhered to a policy that sought to prevent the YPG from acquiring more independent military capabilities that could one day become dangerous to the U.S. ally, Turkey.

Of course, Obama and Trump are characterized by wholly different domestic agendas, political leadership styles and public rhetoric, but they are also both US presidents, who govern the leading economic and military global power, confronted by largely the same foreign policy problems and endowed with the same bureaucratic structures and military capabilities.

One wonders whether the EU can have any common security policy without the British military capabilities and willingness to resolve, particularly in comparison with other member states of the EU.

As the world's second and third largest economies, and neighboring naval powers with expanding military capabilities, the relationship between Japan and the People's Republic of China is arguably one of the most significant in the international realm.

While strong transatlantic military capabilities are at NATO's core, describing the Alliance only in these terms would be incomplete.

Frequent and frank dialogue about the reasons for U.S. military modernization, and about China's own military capabilities and behavior, need to be part of that conversation, as do the benefits of sustained collaboration between the world's two largest economies.

Due to his lack of military expertise, Akhundzada may increase violence to consolidate his position, and as means of demonstrating his military capabilities.

For their part, American officials take pains to emphasize that Air - Sea - Battle is not directed at any one country, but is designed to maintain the military capabilities necessary to uphold security guarantees in the Middle East and Asia - Pacific.

Albeit Pyongyang tends to overstate its accomplishments, the satellite launch and the alleged detonation of a hydrogen bomb represent, combined, a considerable leap for North Korea's military capabilities.

The Budget Control Act of 2011 (BCA) is one contributor to declining military capability.

It would not necessarily need to be limited to strikes against chemical weapon compounds themselves, but would permit attacks on broader military capabilities.

The globalization of Russia's military capabilities has allowed Moscow to expand its military presence in areas outside its sphere of influence, like Latin America, the Middle East and Southeast Asia.

«What the prime minister has done is ask the Cabinet secretary to preside over a joint review by MoD, the Treasury and the Cabinet Office looking at what further efficiency savings can be made within the MoD on top of the very aggressive efficiency plan we've already got in place without affecting frontline military capability,» he added.

Cameron highlighted the importance of the Anglo - French relationship, which became even more significant after the coalition's decision to share some military capabilities.

Japan has the ability to amend their constitution to expand their military capabilities.

«The approach set out by the Government in 2010 is no longer fit for purpose and a more strategic, threat - based approach to determining military capability, which can more easily and successfully counter shifting situations, is essential if the UK is to maintain vital national security and influence on international issues.

The defence review could mark the first step in the «Europeanisation» of our military capabilities.

Militarism is the belief or the desire of a government or a people that a state should maintain a strong military capability to use it aggressively to expand or promote national interests; examples of militarist states include the United States, Russia and France.1 It may also imply the glorification of the military and of the ideals of a professional military class and the «predominance of the armed forces in the administration or policy of the state «2 (see also: stratocracy and military junta).

Britain and France have signed treaties agreeing to pool their military capabilities in a bid to cling on to their global defence status.

«There is a difference between efficiency savings and output cuts which are very different order and require proper and mature consideration across government about the impact they'll have about our military capabilities.»

Stefanik also supports a East Coast Missile Defense Site at Fort Drum, calling it «reckless» to leave the East Coast open to attack as hostile foreign powers advance their military capabilities.

Labour supports a renewal of Britain's nuclear capacity but is open to discussion on «military capability requirements and cost», suggesting there is room for discussion with Liberal Democrats in the event of another hung parliament.

But they don't have the military capability to attack Israel as a fighting force, not anytime soon.

Britain and France have signed treaties agreeing to pool their military capabilities, as they bid to cling on to their major global defence player status despite constrained budgets.

In the 1990s, they cut the Army by 35,000, alongside deep cuts in the defence budget and reductions in military capability.

Other appointments: Sir Menzies Campbell will join the Foreign Affairs Select Committee and conduct a full review of Britain's future military capability.

We welcomed the government's commitment to foster a vibrant and innovative cyber security sector in the UK, including a distinct role for the MoD to deliver military capabilities both to confront high - end threats and to provide a potential offensive capability.

Former defence secretary Liam Fox also said last week that the international community should «accept its moral responsibilities and create a safe zone in Syria using its military capabilities».

«On the contrary, there is a strong argument to recognise that the international landscape is more challenging than in 2010, and consider making a statement that greater military capability must underpin our diplomacy.»

carrying on regardless there will be a long slow decline in Britain's military capability,» he added.

As time goes on, ISIS is evolving into a government whose political decision - making can not be separated from its military capabilities, according to Opperman.

«Americans must realise that NATO must maintain its primacy in European security, and that any advancement of EU military capabilities must be done wholly integrated, not as a pillar, into the current framework of NATO — in support of NATO's aims and objectives.»

The potential for information warfare was a key component of the U.S. Department of Defense's report to Congress earlier this year analyzing China's military capabilities.

Garcia says the limit to what gets funding is the imagination of each programme manager and their ability to convince the director that an idea could improve US military capabilities.

Such an attack could cripple US military capability and also affect day - to - day civilian life.