Sentences with phrase «weapons use as»

This report advocated for a «spent fuel standard» whereby the plutonium should be converted «to a form from which the plutonium would be as difficult to recover for weapons use as the larger and growing quantity of plutonium in commercial spent fuel.»

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 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.

«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 board was afraid that the study could potentially be used as a roadmap for biochemical terrorists seeking to create a deadly bird flu weapon.

Able to charge inorganic objects with kinetic energy, he began using playing cards as an explosive weapon against opponents.

Beatrice Fihn used her speech to describe nuclear weapons as «a madman's gun held permanently to our temple.»

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.

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.

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

Fox responded to Peters» charges in a statement: «Ralph Peters is entitled to his opinion despite the fact that he's choosing to use it as a weapon in order to gain attention.

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 producerAs 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 produceras 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.

Gas supplies have been used as a weapon in the conflict, as Russian threatens to cut off gas to Ukraine as a shaky ceasefire remains in place in east Ukraine.

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.

Prime minister Alexis Tsipras «didn't have what it took, sentimentally, emotionally, at that moment, to carry that no vote to Europe and use it as a weapon,» said Varoufakis.

Protesters are demanding protection from gun violence, including a ban on assault weapons such as the rifle used in Parkland, a prohibition on high - capacity magazines that let killers shoot long bursts without reloading, and more effective background checks for gun purchases.

He hopes «they won't use a salsa jar as a murder weapon or something.»

Though the practice had been in use since the Korean War, Carlos Hathcock made the use of the M2.50 - caliber machine gun as a long - range sniper weapon a normal practice.

One final aspect of food technology, which I explore in my book, Sex, Bombs and Burgers, is its use by the United States as a weapon, figuratively speaking.

During a time when the American public is debating whether police departments are becoming too militarized, using advanced weapons training inside prisons may not provide the best optics for the public, and can antagonize inmates as well, Minor said.

Last week, Spicer falsely claimed Hitler did not use chemical weapons during World War II and referred to concentration camps as «concentration centers.»

That scandal involved how the data of 87 million Facebook users was scraped and used as a psychological weapon to target voters.

The UK has acknowledged that the intention of the strikes was not to turn the overall tide in the war and was essentially meant as a punitive action to compel Assad not to use chemical weapons.

«If President Trump had ordered the strike only to show that the US responded to [Syrian President Bashar] Assad's use of chemical weapons, then that goal has been achieved,» Israel's Ynetnews quoted a senior defense official as saying.

«But if there was another objective — such as paralyzing the ability to launch chemical weapons or deterring Assad from using it again — it's doubtful any of these objectives have been met.»

Last year, the agency — which routinely confiscates questionable items that could be used as weapons — found a record 3,957 guns tucked away in carry - ons, according to the TSA's «Year in Review,» which has tracked the figure since 2005.

Damascus is still permitted to have chlorine for civilian use, although its use as a weapon is banned.

I think the most complicated exercises are those in which we simulate the «contact» between friendly troops and the enemy on the ground: learning how to safely use the weapons in such [TIC - Troops In Contact] situations is as complex as vital, and requires extremely accurate planning on the ground and fine execution in flight...

Using their beauty as a financial weapon, these 10 models harnessed the magazine's promotional power to launch a different type of career: entrepreneur.

Sen. Rand Paul, R. - Ky., and Rep. Mo Brooks, R. - Ala., who were both at the baseball field, described the weapon used by the shooter as a rifle.

There is also some concern that OfficeMax's letter might be used as a weapon for privacy advocates who want to rein in data collection.

«A responsible source at the Foreign ministry expressed the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's full support for the American military operations on military targets in Syria, which came as a response to the Syrian regime's use of chemical weapons against innocent civilians,» a statement released by state news agency SPA said on Friday.

Russia and Syria dismiss as a hoax the claims that the regime of Syrian strongman Bashar al - Assad used chemical weapons in the rebel - held enclave of Douma on April 7.

«I want to tell all those who have fueled the arms race over the last 15 years, sought to win unilateral advantages over Russia, introduced unlawful sanctions aimed to contain our country's development... you have failed to contain Russia,» Putin said, later adding that «any use of nuclear weapons against Russia or its allies... any kind of attack... will be regarded as a nuclear attack against Russia and in response we will take action instantaneously no matter what the consequences are.

Now, when bitcoin is seen as the most likely method to have been actually used by a mass murderer for the purchase of a weapon, European authorities will have all the legitimacy and urgency to act against it.

I really care about privacy and security, as well as platform openness, freedom from censorship and stopping authoritarians who use the internet as a weapon.

In the wake of the tragic mass shooting in Las Vegas, which left 59 dead and injured hundreds more, Democrats and Republicans in both the House and Senate proposed banning bump stocks — a device the Las Vegas shooter likely used to make his semiautomatic weapon function as a fully automatic one.

Though older versions are technically legal to own, buy, and sell in many states, brand new «machine guns» — defined by law as a fully automatic weapon capable of firing more than one shot per trigger pull — have not been available for sale or purchase for civilian use in the United States since the Firearm Owners» Protection Act of 1986.

Macron said France had proof the Syrian regime has used chlorine as a weapon, and told French TV channel TF1 that he was in close discussions with Trump.

So we have gotten to the point that public outcry against the use of rape as a weapon in war can be viewed as helping spread the very thing it is trying to fight.

They are using data and connectivity as weapons in their businesses and are returning value to shareholders with both clean - and tech - enabled solutions.

Democrats wasted no time quickly outlining their top three priorities: background checks, the ability to take guns away from those who pose a «clear danger,» and at least a debate on banning assault weapons such as the AR - 15 used at the Florida high school.

Audiences walk away knowing how to use blogs, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, Big Data and the newest tools like Newsjacking and to engage the media, crowd - source product development, increase sales, exert influence, disseminate ideas, build awareness and command premium prices by using speed as a strategic weapon.

The draft Nuclear Posture Review of the Donald Trump administration presents Washington's intention to use US nuclear weapons as a hegemonic tool again.

One of Buffett's most controversial bets — a bubble - era wager on the long - term value of stock market indexes, using tools he once scorned as «weapons of financial mass destruction» — started to pay off in the fourth quarter.

True, but the break with what his predecessors have asserted since 1995 raises the risk the greenback will be used as a trade weapon.