Sentences with phrase «weapons policies for»

But, having served successive governments in their nuclear weapons policies for nearly 50 years, the Aldermaston scientists and engineers deserve proper consideration of their future.

Not exact matches

Even if it took 10 or 15 years of relentless diplomatic pressure from the joint efforts of the U.S., China, Russia, South Korea, and Japan to convince Kim Jong - un to give up his weapons and doing so resulted in the eventual denuclearization of the peninsula — and successfully deterred war — it would be a major victory for U.S. foreign policy and secure our vital national interests.

Congressional investigators have interviewed ex-Donald Trump aides and advisers including J.D. Gordon, the national security policy representative at last year's GOP convention, about the campaign's push to remove proposed language from the 2016 Republican platform that called for giving weapons to Ukraine.

Did you also know that under Google Policy, pay - per - click advertisers are NOT allowed to run advertisements which sell weapons of any kind for any purpose?

For all that the neoconservatives have said publicly about their vision of American power, a coherent narrative of the development of their policy has been needed, and Dorrien provides that account impressively He reveals that the purported reasons for the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptiFor all that the neoconservatives have said publicly about their vision of American power, a coherent narrative of the development of their policy has been needed, and Dorrien provides that account impressively He reveals that the purported reasons for the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptifor the Iraq invasion (defending America from weapons of mass destruction and spreading democracy and freedom) were a mere gloss intended for public consumptifor public consumption.

The one side of Obama's foreign policy that made sense from the outset was to trade items that Russia considers of fundamental interest, e.g., its influence in former Soviet republics, for Russian cooperation in suppressing nuclear weapons development in Iran.

Why should we privilege the recommendations and positions of the «Four Horsemen» over others who are just as knowledgeable about nuclear weapons policy but who are far less sanguine about the overall prospects for abolition?

Yet if public policies are to be measured by the extent to which they cement Britain's place at the top table of international diplomacy, then nuclear weapons policy should not be singled out for scrutiny.

Of the lessons Ambassador Pickering believes the US should take from the last decade into the next, foremost appeared the warning that military force is not a good substitute for diplomacy and, moreover, carries so many unintended consequences that it remains an unadvisable policy tool except in the most dire of circumstances — namely, in the face of direct aggression, in order to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction or in order to put an end to genocide.

The Liberal Democrats oppose a like - for - like replacement of Trident, the SNP is committed to a Scotland free of nuclear weapons, Plaid Cymru and the Green party call for Trident to be scrapped, the Conservatives and Ukip support retaining Trident, while Labour appears to have no explicit policy.

His past role as head of policy for a drugs company and his vote to renew nuclear weapons system Trident will not play well with left - wingers.

«But a review of the case shows he likely violated federal policies for the safe handling and storage of government - issued weapons.»

The Conservatives are also opposed to the Liberal Democrats» policy of ditching the like - for - like replacement of the Trident nuclear weapons system, which could cost # 100 billion.

A supposedly strong and morally focused foreign policy which remains trapped in the great - power, nuclear - weapon mentality, blindly uncritical of the United States, mealy - mouthed about Europe and tarnished by the shame of Iraq — still not apologised for.

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.»

He said «education is the most effective weapon against poverty» and that the policy formed the basis for the country's development agenda.

Tory MP Jesse Norman has been kicked off the Number 10 policy board after refusing to back the Prime Minister's call for action against the Assad regime's use of chemical weapons.

The Post-ABC poll also finds that 58 percent of adults say stricter gun control laws could have prevented the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, but there is no rise in support for banning assault weapons compared with two years ago and the partisan divide on this policy is as stark as ever.

He is recognized for his commitment to obtain justice for workers whose health suffered from working in nuclear weapons programs, and for advocating scientific integrity in public policy making.

It's a busy time for nuclear - policy analysts: Just days after President Obama told a crowd of 20,000 in Prague that the U.S. had a «moral responsibility» to take the lead in ridding the world of nuclear weapons, two groups have come forward with their own blueprints for doing so.

But the first Reliable Replacement Warhead — and Complex 2030 behind it — is not designed with that goal in mind and, in the absence of policy statements from the current administration, it remains unclear what the role for nuclear weapons — old or new — in the U.S. might be.

Nuclear weapons and strategic policy attract increasing public concern, but systems for command, control, communications and intelligence may be just as important in deterring nuclear attack and preventing escalation

And he has done so at the particular intersection of science with public policy environment and the human condition where public and policy - maker confusion about the realities is more dangerous for the future of society than on any other science - and - policy question excepting, possibly, the dangers from weapons of mass destruction.

Similarly, scholarship appears to be a potent weapon for groups with policy agendas they wish to pursue, as the committed can broadcast research findings with great repetition.

94 percent of schools have zero tolerance policies for firearms and 91 percent have zero tolerance policies for weapons other than firearms.

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has a policy that requires staff at all of its schools serving grades 6 - 12 to conduct daily metal detector searches of students and their belongings for weapons, even if the students have done nothing wrong or if there are no safety concerns at the school.

By 1997, the National Center for Education Statistics reported that 94 percent of all schools had zero - tolerance policies for weapons or firearms, 87 percent had them for alcohol, and 79 percent had them for tobacco.

As amended in 2002, the Gun - Free Schools Act specifies that states receiving federal education funds must require school districts to adopt policies that expel students for having weapons in school.

It was fitting for a man who's now expected to fix the U.K.'s looming economic crisis using, mainly, a single, indiscriminate weapon — interest rate policy — that's been mostly emptied of ammunition.

While it's true that President Trump has called for $ 54 billion in addition defense spending, including an expanded 355 ship Navy (82 more ships than we have today), more tanks, and a new generation of nuclear weapons (as well as allowing for more foreign weapons sales to allies), there is a big difference between proposed policies and those that actually make it through Congress.

Who cares about 8 % unemployment, the flatlined economy, abandoning Americans to die in Bengahzi, Joe Biden's buffonery, fast & furious, national debt, USA credit downgrade, trillion dollar annual budget deficits, deliberate sabotage of the coal industry, ACORN, failed foreign policy (Iran with nuclear weapons, bowing to China, stiffing U.K and Israel, etc) abysmal people judgement (Biden again, plus H. Clinton, T, Geithner; K. Sebelius; E. Holder, etc), stopping the pipeline for Canadian oil, blocking drilling in US land, secret «kill lists», ObamaCare, attacking religious liberty, you didn't build that, unseemly chest - pounding over bin Laden (GM is dying but bin Laden is coming back to life), 20 years of Jeremiah Wright, failure of crony capitalism deals with Solyndra - NextEra — Ener1 — Solar Trust etc., over 100 rounds of golf in 1st 3 yrs, choom, the Chevy Volt, insisting the Ft Hood massacre was «workplace violence», secret college transcripts, «clearly the Boston police acted stupidly», disregard of the Simpson - Bowles budget recommendations (after commissioning their work), and lots more irrelevant stuff.

Urge Congress to speak out forcefully against the president's plans for radical, dangerous, and costly changes in US nuclear weapons policy that will make nuclear war more likely.

If an administration that has claimed the goal of a nuclear weapons free world refuses to commit to a last resort nuclear deflection strategy [as opposed to first resort], it portends poorly for the policy.

Legalize and Regulate Marijuana WHEREAS, despite almost a century of prohibition, millions of Canadians today regularly consume marijuana and other cannabis products; WHEREAS the failed prohibition of marijuana has exhausted countless billions of dollars spent on ineffective or incomplete enforcement and has resulted in unnecessarily dangerous and expensive congestion in our judicial system; WHEREAS various marijuana decriminalization or legalization policy prescriptions have been recommended by the 1969 - 72 Commission of Enquiry into the Non-Medical Use of Drugs, the 2002 Canadian Senate Special Committee on Illegal Drugs, and the 2002 House of Commons Special Committee on the Non-Medical Use of Drugs; WHEREAS the legal status quo for the criminal regulation of marijuana continues to endanger Canadians by generating significant resources for gang - related violent criminal activity and weapons smuggling — a reality which could be very easily confronted by the regulation and legitimization of Canada's marijuana industry; BE IT RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will legalize marijuana and ensure the regulation and taxation of its production, distribution, and use, while enacting strict penalties for illegal trafficking, illegal importation and exportation, and impaired driving; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will invest significant resources in prevention and education programs designed to promote awareness of the health risks and consequences of marijuana use and dependency, especially amongst youth; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will extend amnesty to all Canadians previously convicted of simple and minimal marijuana possession, and ensure the elimination of all criminal records related thereto; BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a new Liberal government will work with the provinces and local governments of Canada on a coordinated regulatory approach to marijuana which maintains significant federal responsibility for marijuana control while respecting provincial health jurisdiction and particular regional concerns and practices.

Public awareness and calls for more action to address autonomous weapons concerns is needed now, not least to help stimulate the creation of policy.

It is also keeping the pressure on states to do more than simply talk about the challenges by, for example, developing national policy on the weapons.

Memorandum for delegates at the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW) Group of Governmental Experts (GGE) Meeting on Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems (LAWS) Geneva, 13 - 17 November 2017 ICRAC is an international not - for - profit association of scientists, technologists, lawyers and policy experts committed to the peaceful use of robotics and the regulation of robot weapons.

It is time for the Canadian government to catch up to the citizens and come up with a national policy on autonomous weapons.»

Five nations — Cuba, Ecuador, Egypt, Pakistan, and the Holy See — have expressed support for the objective of a preemptive ban on fully autonomous weapons, but have yet to execute that commitment in law or policy.

Paul Scharre heads the 20YY Warfare Initiative at the Center for a New American Security in Washington DC and previously worked for the US Department of Defense, where he led a working group that drafted the 2012 policy directive 3000.09 on autonomy in weapon systems.

On killer robots, the resolution calls on the European Union (EU) member states, the Council of Ministers of the EU, and the EU's High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Catherine Ashton, to «ban the development, production and use of fully autonomous weapons which enable strikes to be carried out without human intervention.»

Apart from being an important policy document for the US domestically, the NPR is also reflective of the most pressing issues of the universal nuclear weapons agenda.

The first presentation by Nils Melzer, senior programme advisor for the Geneva Center for Security Policy (GCSP), gave an overview of the technology involved in fully autonomous weapons and the relevant legal frameworks.

In the lead - up to the election held on 22 September 2013, all major political parties in Germany articulated policy positions in support of the call for a ban on fully autonomous weapons.

At the visual stunt, NGOs delivered a sign - on letter to the government requesting that the UK elaborate its policy on fully autonomous weapons and support the call for a ban treaty.

We urge states to develop national policies, and to respond to the call by UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Prof. Christof Heyns for national moratoria on fully autonomous weapons.

Legislatures have numerous policy options for the regulation of weapons that are consistent with the Second Amendment, including universal background checks, purchase waiting periods, increasing age limits, restrictions on military style weapons and high - capacity ammunition magazines.

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