Sentences with phrase «use of a weapon of»

The use of weapons of this kind can never be justified, and must be ended.»

Federal authorities released a six - count indictment charging alleged Port Authority bomber Akayed Ullah with material support for the Islamic State group, use of a weapon of mass destruction and other terrorism - related charges.

The five charges include use of weapons of mass destruction, provision of material support to the Islamic State and bombing a place of public use.

It also comes hot on the heals of a YouGov poll which found not just that the prime minister and mayor of London need to do something pretty sharpish to boost their public approval ratings concerning their handling of the recent troubles, but that nine out of ten British people support the use of the weapons of mass saturation.

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.

This chemical attack, which amounted to the first use of a weapon of mass destruction, marks a turning point in world history.

Charioteer (new)-- Physical attack specialists who can make full use of weapons of all shapes and sizes.

Not exact matches

However U.S. commanders say the precision weapons used by the air force have meant an overall decrease in the number of civilian casualties from combat operations as fewer people have been killed in ground fighting.

«(I had) this dream that from a tiny acorn, the potential of a young person, could grow this massive oak tree... as Nelson Mandela said: «Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world.»

So it's clear to see that there are several reasons why brands are choosing to use influencer marketing as a weapon to overcome marketing challenges and get ahead of their competitors.

The major counterterrorism goal is preventing attacks on the homeland, particularly any using weapons of mass destruction.

President Donald Trump recently launched a salvo of 59 Tomahawk guided - missiles from two Navy destroyers at a Syrian air base in response to Syrian President Bashar Assad's use of chemical weapons on his own people.

Trump, a political neophyte then inside his first 100 days in office, attacked an ally of Russia and Iran after intelligence services concluded that Assad's forces had used chemical weapons on Syrian civilians, many of them children.

The U.S. - led airstrikes, which U.S. President Donald Trump described as «perfectly executed,» came after the likely use of chemical weapons in an attack by the Syrian regime on the town of Douma earlier this month.

The emergence of digital - publishing tools and social - media platforms has leveled the playing field for many businesses, allowing marketers to self - publish and use content as a strategic marketing weapon.

After the conference, Spicer offered additional clarification, telling an NBC reporter, «In no way was I trying to lessen the horrendous nature of the Holocaust, however, I was trying to draw a contrast of the tactic of using airplanes to drop chemical weapons on innocent people.»

«The United States, though inherently hostile to North Korea, will get to know once our talk begins that I am not the kind of person who will use nuclear weapons against the South or the United States across the Pacific,» Moon's press secretary Yoon Young - chan quoted Kim as saying.

The World War II - era German dictator, however, famously did use chemical weapons in gas chambers to exterminate millions of Jewish people, LGBTQ people, and others in Eastern Europe.

Nuclear weapons have been used exactly twice in combat — both times by the US, and both times dropped by a propeller aircraft over largely unprotected Japanese airspace at the close of World War II.

Speaking on Sunday, Fihn said the risk of nuclear weapons being used was now greater than during the Cold War.

ICAN, which is a coalition of smaller organizations, has long campaigned for a treaty that would ban the use of nuclear weapons.

Prices jumped this week after Trump said the U.S. would respond militarily to Syria's use of chemical weapons on its citizens last Saturday, killing dozens and wounding hundreds more.

Also banned: instructions on «on how to make or use weapons if the goal is to injure or kill people,» unless there is «clear context that the content is for an alternative purpose (for example, shared as part of recreational self - defense activities, training by a country's military, commercial video games, or news coverage).»

(New throughout, updates prices, market activity and comments; adds second byline and NEW YORK dateline) NEW YORK / LONDON, April 10 (Reuters)- Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest in nearly a week as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors awaited potential U.S. action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.

(Not all aircraft active over Iraq and Syria are under US control, so the total number of weapons used is likely higher.)

NEW YORK / LONDON, April 10 - Gold prices rose on Tuesday, hitting their highest in nearly a week as the U.S. dollar weakened and investors awaited potential U.S. action against suspected use of chemical weapons in Syria.

North Dakota officials said the explosion that injured the woman was still under investigation, but injuries to her arm were not the result of any tools or weapons used by law enforcement.

A fractured political climate takes center stage, where candidates use emotions like fear and anger as «weapons of mass persuasion.»

At the meeting in New York, U.N. Secretary General Antonio Guterres urged all members of the Security Council to exercise restraint and avoid escalation in Syria, but said allegations of chemical weapons use demands an investigation.

The U.S. Treasury Department will announce fresh sanctions on Monday on Russia related to its involvement in Syria's use of chemical weapons, U.S. United Nations Ambassador Nikki Haley said on Sunday.

Dzhokhar, 19, has been charged with one count of using and conspiring to use a weapon of mass destruction and one count of malicious destruction of property with an explosive device in connecting with the Boston bombings.

As the DOJ's complaint against the merger argues, the resulting conglomerate might «use its control of Time Warner's popular programming as a weapon to harm competition» by raising the prices it charges other cable networks for Time Warner entertainment or limiting distribution of content from other producers.

The one thing that ties all of these cases together (and you might throw in a comment this week by press secretary Sean Spicer about Hitler not using chemical weapons) is that there didn't appear to show remorse.

Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination.

Keaton's character, Adrian Toomes, is used to explain a key plothole from 2012's «The Avengers»: What ever happened to all of the alien weapons and tools left on Earth after the film's end battle?

When a country does not have nuclear weapons but has a peaceful nuclear program that could be used to produce nuclear weapons, it is said to be in a state of «nuclear latency.»

You aim a laser cannon, and various other weapons, using your line of vision.

In recent events, enemies of #Iran have allied & used the various means they possess, including money, weapons, politics & intelligence services, to trouble the Islamic Republic.

The first thing that's changed is that Consumer Internet and Genomics are Driving Innovation at scale In the 1950's and» 60's U.S. Defense and Intelligence organizations drove the pace of innovation in Silicon Valley by providing research and development dollars to universities, and defense companies built weapons systems that used the Valley's first microwave devices and semiconductor components.

«Under the United Nations Treaty on Principles Governing the Activities of States in the Exploration and Use of Outer Space, including the Moon and Other Celestial Bodies, for instance, states agreed to explore space for the benefit of all humankind, not place weapons of mass destruction on celestial bodies and avoid harmful contamination,» Maynard explains, but that was way back in 1967.

It uses tons of archival nuclear weapons footage — roughly a third of which the public has never seen before — overlaid with Cold War - era documents that are brought to life with eye - catching animation.

That plan should also include an agreement for the full accounting of all of Kim's atomic arms; a listing of all materials he can use to make additional nuclear weapons as well as a detailed accounting of North Korea's various offensive missiles.

In Wednesday's MSNBC interview, Trump said he would not rule out the possibility of using nuclear weapons to combat Islamic State militants.

In Bronk's view, Russia most likely pressures Syria not to use chemical weapons, on the grounds that they raise the risk of a US strike and aren't needed militarily.

And any use of nuclear weapons by the North will be met with a massive military response that is both effective and overwhelming,» Mattis said.

China has banned exports of items to North Korea with potential dual use in weapons of mass destruction, the Chinese Ministry of Commerce said on Sunday.

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.»

The department controls the radioactive materials - plutonium, uranium and tritium - used in Americas nuclear weapons and in the reactors of nuclear - powered aircraft carriers and submarines.

This can be an effective weapon when used against entrepreneurs, because entrepreneurs tend to take every aspect of their businesses very personally.

The Tomahawk missile, one of several stand - off weapons used in the overnight strikes in Syria, is an older and still effective weapons platform especially in its most updated versions.