Sentences with phrase «powered weapons of war»

He added that recent mass shootings show that «so long as these high - powered weapons of war remain available for purchase, these killings will continue.»

Not exact matches

WASHINGTON / BEIRUT, April 14 (Reuters)- Western powers said on Saturday their missile attacks struck at the heart of Syria's chemical weapons program, but the restrained assault appeared unlikely to shift the course of the 7 - year - old civil war.

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.

If one asks, what are the possible roads to a world without war, that essential way - station on the way to freedom of information in anecologically organized world, Arthur Waskow answers that there are five: (a) Control of the nation - state system through stabilizing the balance of power and reducing international tensions but keeping the weapons; (b) Reform of the system through total disarmament without abandoning national sovereignty or the pursuit of national interest; (c) Extension of the system through the creation of a federal world government; (d) Fragmentation of the system through increases in the power of extra-national associations and Institutions across national boundaries, and corresponding decreases in state power as these occupational, industrial, scientific, and other groups gradually expropriate from the national governments the power to make decisions within their own fields; and (e) Abolition of the system through substituting love f or coercion.20.»

Loving our enemies and returning evil with good has the power to accomplish things that the weapons of war can never dream of.

«Nuclear war is rejected in Church teaching because nuclear weapons can not ensure noncombatant immunity and their awesome destructive power and lingering radiation can not be meaningfully proportionate,» he said, citing Pope Benedict XVI's 2006 World Day of Peace message, in which the pope said, «In a nuclear war, there would be no victors, only victims.»

«Though we live in the world, we are not carrying on a worldly war, for the weapons of our warfare are not worldly but have divine power to destroy strongholds.

In the case of the Maryland ban on assault rifles the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals held that «we have no power to extend Second Amendment protections to weapons of war».

Political communism failed due to the policy of encirclement by the Western powers, a war of attrition fought through proxy wars - otherwise known as the Cold War - a hot war between the two main powers would have been simply too dangerous given the preponderance of nuclear weapon technology on both sidwar of attrition fought through proxy wars - otherwise known as the Cold War - a hot war between the two main powers would have been simply too dangerous given the preponderance of nuclear weapon technology on both sidWar - a hot war between the two main powers would have been simply too dangerous given the preponderance of nuclear weapon technology on both sidwar between the two main powers would have been simply too dangerous given the preponderance of nuclear weapon technology on both sides.

The ISIS group that has taken over several Iraq cities has also gained power over both its major rivers, allowing it to use water as a weapon of war

Yes, the threat of war between major powers has declined, he notes, but the ability of small groups or even individuals to wreak enormous havoc — with nuclear, chemical, or biological weapons, not to mention jumbo jets — has grown.

The underlying point of the Stark / Hammer feud is that men who make a living making tools of war are just as likely to fight for power as anyone else; they just have the better weapons to do so.

By comparison, Diana's efforts to stop the Great War provide a sense of hope not present in films like Man of Steel or Batman v Superman, while also taking the superhero genre out of an urban environment and contrasting Diana's supernatural powers against early 20th century firepower and chemical weapons.

«Day of the Soldado» reunites Alejandro with Brolin's paramilitary fixer, Matt Graver, until their joint effort to foment a war between rival Mexican cartels falls apart, resulting in a bloody game of cat - and - mouse, played with Blackhawk helicopters and high - powered weapons.

As Bill comes to terms with his newfound powers after emerging reincarnated from a pool of blood, Louisiana's governor has declared war, replete with novel anti-vamp weapons and a high - tech internment camp established to wipe out the vampire race forever.

And if our Mars observer would also have knowledge about the explosive population growth, about the weapons» power of destruction more and more perfected and about the division of humankind into a few political sides, he wouldn't probably forecast for us a future any brighter than that of a few rat societies being at war on a foodless boat» (p. 256).

And if our Mars observer would also have knowledge about the explosive population growth, about the weapons» power of destruction more and more perfected and about the division of humankind into a few political sides, he wouldn't probably forecast for us a future any brighter than that of a few rat societies being at war on a foodless boat»

In this thrilling finale, Collins uses her main character to comment on: the power of the media and those who control it; how circumstances can turn gentle people into warriors; how power corrupts; the futility of war; and how those who develop weapons have no control over how they will be used.

By the end of World War II, coastal defense had changed dramatically and the artillery system was replaced by modern air power, amphibious warfare, and nuclear weapons.

A sprawling complex of off - shore platforms Mother Base acts as a physical representation of your power and progress within the game, a safe - zone from which to develop new tools of war that you pick out from an impressive list of potential weapons, gadgets and more that constantly subtly alter how you tackle each mission.

Shifting to the Lancer, the inclusion of stopping power — slowing enemies down by concentrated fire — makes Gears of War's marque weapon much more deadly than it was in the original.

In times of war, chase down the child of prophecy, a living weapon of power, foretold by ancient elven legends.

What started with cosmetic item crates in Overwatch has quickly morphed into Warner Bros Interactive selling Legendary Orcs for real money in Shadow of War, players being able to purchase level - ups and weapon power in Fortnite «s PVE mode and most recently random lootbox exclusive mount skins in ArenaNet's Guild Wars 2.

Paintball - Marine grenades and grunt mines splatter the environment with color and deadly shrapnel Wuv Woo - Scarab and Locust beam weapons shoot rainbows made of pure love and hearts Scoring: Pain Train - All player units train 50 % faster, final score decreases Bountiful Harvest - Supplies from supply buildings arrive 25 % faster, final score decreases Emperor - All player powers recharge in half the time, final score decreases Pestilence - All player units slowly lose health from the moment they're built, final score increases Total Annihiliation - Spartan special ability slams create an even more powerful explosion upon land, final score decreases Sickness - All player units have 50 % fewer hit points, final score increases Firestarter - Grunts and Marines explode on death inflicting damage on enemy units, final score decreases Things That Go Boom - Hero units unleash a nuclear explosion on death, final score decreases Sugar Cookies - All player units have 50 % more hitpoints, final score decreases After Party - Any time a Firebase is destroyed the player who owned it gets a tank and infantry unit, final score decreases Nightmare - No checkpoints or saves on any difficulty with Campaign only, final score increases Shadow - Player core infantry units start cloaked, final score decreases Our Halo Hub Read our Halo Wars 2 Review

The gravity of the overall global temperature rise can not be overstated, climate engineering / solar radiation management is not a form of «mediation» as those in power would have us believe, geoengineering is a weapon of mass deception and war, nothing less.

The terrifying possibilities created by the cold war made individuals suspicious of nuclear power: it had been a mere ruse, designed to create the possibility of weapons development while only pretending to offer us a virtually inexhaustible quantity of cheap power.

War, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), Invasion, Act of an enemy foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person or the country in, or over, which the act occurs, Civil war, Riot, Rebellion, Insurrection, Revolution, Overthrow of the legally constituted government, Civil commotion assuming the proportions of, or amounting to, an uprising, Military or usurped power, Explosions of war weapons, Utilization of Nuclear, Chemical or Biological weapons of mass destruction howsoever these may be distributed or combined, Murder or Assault subsequently proved beyond reasonable doubt to have been the act of agents of a state foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person whether war be declared with that state or nWar, hostilities or warlike operations (whether war be declared or not), Invasion, Act of an enemy foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person or the country in, or over, which the act occurs, Civil war, Riot, Rebellion, Insurrection, Revolution, Overthrow of the legally constituted government, Civil commotion assuming the proportions of, or amounting to, an uprising, Military or usurped power, Explosions of war weapons, Utilization of Nuclear, Chemical or Biological weapons of mass destruction howsoever these may be distributed or combined, Murder or Assault subsequently proved beyond reasonable doubt to have been the act of agents of a state foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person whether war be declared with that state or nwar be declared or not), Invasion, Act of an enemy foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person or the country in, or over, which the act occurs, Civil war, Riot, Rebellion, Insurrection, Revolution, Overthrow of the legally constituted government, Civil commotion assuming the proportions of, or amounting to, an uprising, Military or usurped power, Explosions of war weapons, Utilization of Nuclear, Chemical or Biological weapons of mass destruction howsoever these may be distributed or combined, Murder or Assault subsequently proved beyond reasonable doubt to have been the act of agents of a state foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person whether war be declared with that state or nwar, Riot, Rebellion, Insurrection, Revolution, Overthrow of the legally constituted government, Civil commotion assuming the proportions of, or amounting to, an uprising, Military or usurped power, Explosions of war weapons, Utilization of Nuclear, Chemical or Biological weapons of mass destruction howsoever these may be distributed or combined, Murder or Assault subsequently proved beyond reasonable doubt to have been the act of agents of a state foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person whether war be declared with that state or nwar weapons, Utilization of Nuclear, Chemical or Biological weapons of mass destruction howsoever these may be distributed or combined, Murder or Assault subsequently proved beyond reasonable doubt to have been the act of agents of a state foreign to the nationality of the Insured Person whether war be declared with that state or nwar be declared with that state or not.

He has committed many of his most egregious war crimes strategically — sometimes to eliminate civilians who would rather die than live under his rule, sometimes to neuter an international order that occasionally threatens to limit his power, and sometimes, as with his use of chemical weapons, to accomplish both goals at once.

[But] the proliferation of nuclear weapons has rendered modern war unthinkable, at least between the Western powers, so the traditional method of avoiding collapse by starting a war is no longer available.