The madman will not even state that he would not
use nuclear weapons on Europe.
It is generally acknowledged that if North Korea did
use nuclear weapons on the US, the US would then destroy it.
However, I must disagree with abelenky slightly — I believe there is one case where
using a nuclear weapon on terrorists makes sense: If the objective is to destroy a bioweapon.
Not exact matches
Speaking
on Sunday, Fihn said the risk of
nuclear weapons being
used was now greater than during the Cold War.
That is, Pyongyang will «launch a lengthy, complicated negotiation to get agreement
on actions each party must take, and
use this process to buy time for the development of the North's
nuclear weapons program.»
Ironically, Musk himself recently advocated the
use of
nuclear weapons, during an appearance this fall
on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.
Policymakers should adopt a more realistic focus
on deterring Pyongyang from
using its
nuclear weapons rather than pursuing low - probability attempts to denuclearize the peninsula in short order.
In fact, according to a statement read
on August 9, 2005, at a meeting of the Board of Governors of the International Atomic Energy Agency, he issued a fatwa declaring that «the production, stockpiling, and
use of
nuclear weapons are forbidden under Islam and that the Islamic Republic of Iran shall never acquire these
weapons.»
At its 1983 Vancouver Assembly the World Council of Churches adopted a report that announces: We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment as well as the
use of
nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned
on ethical and theological grounds.»
We believe that the time has come when the churches must unequivocally declare that the production and deployment as well as the
use of
nuclear weapons are a crime against humanity and that such activities must be condemned
on ethical and theological grounds.
In the immediate context of The Challenge of Peace this conviction was focused specifically
on the question of
nuclear weapons and whether they might ever be morally
used; the United States bishops» answer was No, and in this they concurred with a wide range of opponents of
nuclear weapons around the world.
Nuclear deterrence is morally unacceptable because it relies on the credibility of the intention to use nuclear weapons: we believe that any intention to use weapons of mass destruction is an utterly inhuman violation of the mind and spirit of Christ which should be in us... [David Gill, editor, Gathered for Life (Eerdmans, l984),
Nuclear deterrence is morally unacceptable because it relies
on the credibility of the intention to
use nuclear weapons: we believe that any intention to use weapons of mass destruction is an utterly inhuman violation of the mind and spirit of Christ which should be in us... [David Gill, editor, Gathered for Life (Eerdmans, l984),
nuclear weapons: we believe that any intention to
use weapons of mass destruction is an utterly inhuman violation of the mind and spirit of Christ which should be in us... [David Gill, editor, Gathered for Life (Eerdmans, l984), p. 75].
As to
nuclear weapons, I think their
use was immoral and that we ought not make moral decisions based
on weighing the number of lives saved or (potentially) lost.
Within that functional world - village, we find now existing genocidal war (Indochina), cold war,
nuclear weapons threats, conventional
weapons threats, colonialism and neo-colonialism, wildly unbalanced
use of resources so that a major part of the world population starves or verges
on starvation while a minor part consumes lavishly, racism, ignorance, a defilement of the environment through pollution of air, water and soil, and reckless wastage of irreplaceable resources.
The army and navy in all honesty we did not know he held a 3rd dan black belt in sho rea, he had been trained in air born and air assault and
nuclear weapons and their security
on trident submarines so when somebody attacked him or
use a
weapon to intimidate him he considered only one option, deadly force had just been authorized.
N Korea is run by a dictator who is currently threatening to
use the
nuclear weapons he has
on a fairly flimsy pretext.
I am also encouraged by the historic agreement between the US and Partners
on one hand and Iran
on the other to curtail the development of
nuclear weapons and encourage the peaceful
use of
nuclear technology.
Based
on America's reluctance to
use nuclear weapons, and America's desire not to risk American cities, Kim may believe he can attack a neighbor, perhaps even with a
nuclear weapon, without fear of a
nuclear response from America so long as he maintains the ability to threaten America directly but doesn't actually attack America.
Second, supporting any UN military efforts sets the precedent that such actions could be
used on them in the future for such reasons as their
nuclear weapons development or severe human rights violations.
No first strike means a commitment not to
use nuclear weapons unless they are
used on you.
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;
Dismissing Christian pacifism as useless in the face of totalitarianism, he preferred moral action with muscle (the latter to be
used prudently) and even sanctioned the limited
use of
nuclear weapons, to the dismay of some
on the left.
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.
North Korea, a peculiar country that managed to secure generations of totalitarian rule, is, indeed, itself a contradiction: the elite
on the top try to make
use of
nuclear weapons — the technology of modern social invention, to maintain social culture and tradition that has long been lost in other parts of East Asia.
The Treaty
on the Non-Proliferation of
Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disar
Nuclear Weapons, commonly known as the Non-Proliferation Treaty or NPT, is a landmark international treaty whose objective is to prevent the spread of
nuclear weapons and weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disar
nuclear weapons and
weapons technology, to promote cooperation in the peaceful
uses of
nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving nuclear disarmament and general and complete disar
nuclear energy and to further the goal of achieving
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disar
nuclear disarmament and general and complete disarmament.
The Council called
on all states to sign up to the NPT and to set «realistic goals» to strengthen, at the 2010 Review Conference, all three of the Treaty's pillars - disarmament of countries currently possessing
nuclear weapons, non-proliferation to countries not yet in possession, and the peaceful
use of
nuclear energy for all.
Moreover, their record
on this is pretty good - when have you heard of them
using a
nuclear weapon?
«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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
nuclear weapons.»
The Campaign for Democratic Socialism explicitly supported the unilateral renunciation of Britain's
nuclear weapons, and the document «Policy for Peace»,
on which Gaitskell eventually won his battle at the 1961 Labour Conference, stated: «Britain should cease the attempt to remain an independent
nuclear power, since that neither strengthens the alliance, nor is it now a sensible
use of our limited resources.»
However, Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn - who gave his MPs a free vote
on the issue - re-iterated his position that he would never authorise the
use of Britain's
nuclear weapons.
Major General Patrick Cordingley, who commanded UK forces in the First Gulf War, blew the whistle
on this nonsense, and also argues that «Strategic
nuclear weapons have no military
use.»
And in a chapter
on the radioactive elements carried in
nuclear fallout, there's Pig 311, a sow that survived a
nuclear test blast only to be
used as propaganda for the
weapons» supposed safety.
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.
It touches
on and in some cases helped create many of the greatest problems we have today — especially the existence and
use of
weapons of mass destruction, whether
nuclear, biological or chemical.
US defence officials are starting to signal a willingness to
use nuclear weapons against North Korea
on a limited scale.
A few years ago, DARPA, which prides itself
on promoting far - out projects, proposed spending $ 30 million
on a «hafnium bomb,» a type of
nuclear weapon intended to release energy from atomic nuclei without either fission or fusion,
using an approach similar to how energy is extracted from electrons in a laser.
And one of the founders of that company, who
used to be a
nuclear physicist working
on weapons, and now makes cartoons, actually took his doctorate with Louis de Broglie, and if that name means something to you, then you'll know how knocked out of my socks I was when I heard that.
The contaminated sites,
on floodplains in the upper Colorado River basin, operated from the 1940s to the 1970s to produce «yellowcake,» a precursor of uranium fuel
used in
nuclear power plants and
weapons.
At Sandia National Laboratory, Myers works
on the Z machine, the world's most powerful pulsed - power facility and x-ray generator, which produces high energy density plasmas that are
used to study fusion and the physics of
nuclear weapons.
The Obama administration has called
on all nations to minimize the amount of plutonium possessed because it could be converted for
use in
nuclear weapons.
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It is the third in our seven - lesson Islam unit for Theme D: Religion, Peace & Conflict and focuses
on Muslim views, teachings and beliefs about
nuclear weapons,
weapons of mass destruction and the
use of
nuclear deterrents.
While I totally agree with you
on why Japan is fearful of N. Korea it should be noted that the U.S. is the only country to date to have actually
used a
nuclear bomb as a
weapon on another country... so far.
«We looked at a scenario of a regional
nuclear conflict say between India and Pakistan where each of them
used 50
weapons on cities in the other country that would generate a lot of smoke,» Robock told LiveScience.
Beyer then switched tactics, and compared Democrats» advocacy for carbon dioxide regulations to former Vice President Dick Cheney's arguing for the
use of «enhanced interrogation»
on the «one percent chance» it could prevent al - Qaida from getting a
nuclear weapon.
The IAEA has categorized four potential
nuclear security threats (or, more accurately,
nuclear security risks): the acquisition of
nuclear weapons by theft; the creation of
nuclear explosive devices
using stolen
nuclear materials; the
use of radioactive sources in radiological dispersal devices (RDDs); and the radiological hazards caused by an attack
on, or sabotage of, a facility or a transport vehicle.
Lying far above the Arctic Circle, the Russian archipelago of Novaya Zemlya is one of the most remote places
on Earth, which is precisely why these mountainous, wind - swept islands were
used as the Soviet Union's main
nuclear weapons test site from 1955 to 1990.
Nuclear fission, as you all know better than I, as a long term alternative to fossil fuels, depends on development and wide use of nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic weapons mat
Nuclear fission, as you all know better than I, as a long term alternative to fossil fuels, depends
on development and wide
use of
nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic weapons mat
nuclear breeder reactors with concomitant problems of proliferation of atomic
weapons materials.