It would seem sensible to distinguish between offensive and defensive weapon capabilities, but again, this is not an issue on which all nations agree.

In fact, in August, the Japan Maritime Self Defense Force unveiled the helicopter destroyer Izumo, whose structure and capabilities resemble those of an aircraft carrier, with possible offensive applications.

The real driving force behind the push for space weaponization lies in the intention to ensure US space superiority through offensive ASAT capabilities and space based missile defence interceptors.

Views also differ on whether weapons used for the defensive or peaceful use of space would be classified in the same way as offensive space or anti space capabilities.

Israel s Missing Peace Offensive

The first and crucial preventive step that any government can take in the face of a renewed Al Qaeda offensive in southeast Asia is fully to respect the creativity, mobility, technical expertise, and financial capabilities of suicidal groups.

Central Banks on the Offensive?

Peace, Not a Peace Offensive

Indeed, Russia wants to replace the predominately bilateral nuclear arms control processes of the last 50 years with multilateral negotiations aimed at constraining the offensive capabilities of other nuclear states, including the United Kingdom, France, and China and maybe other countries.

The Limits of China s Charm Offensive

This offensive, known as Unternehmen Nordwind (Operation North Wind), was the last major German offensive of the war on the Western Front.

At the same time, Egypt launches another offensive.

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All day, netizens pushed for removing the offensive game.

In London, Prime Minister David Cameron is on the offensive.

For the next six years, Iran was on the offensive.

The military s recent offensive reflects this, relying on air strikes that imperiled civilians rather than a ground offensive that would have been more precise in achieving its objectives.

The drive has no rewriting capabilities

But trying to ignite sectarian strife is more offensive than anything.

Residents of liberated Aleppo demonstrated in support of the counter offensive.

July 2 Polish Soviet War Red Army continues offensive into Poland.

In the middle of October 1973 the Israeli counter offensive started.

The goal of the German offensive was the harbour at Antwerp.

These units are well trained for offensive activities behind enemy lines.

They have shifted from defensive to offensive Iraqi led security initiatives.

While organizational capabilities are an important initial precondition for OFDI to occur, these capabilities can be further enhanced through foreign operations.

The gap in technological capabilities is increasing.

At a lower level, too, China has unleashed an impressive charm offensive.

The Arab Bloggers Union is urging (Ar) bloggers to report 'offensive' blogs.

This conserved the tanks to achieve the next stage of the offensive.

By the end of 1865, the Triple Alliance was on the offensive.

Yemen continued with the military offensive, killing 12 Houthis in the process.

In 1597, Japan renewed its offensive by invading Korea a second time.

E. Derogatory, culturally or otherwise offensive use of elements of indigenous culture

Major states with elaborate technical and human resources could, in principle, create massive disruption and physical destruction through cyber attacks on military and civilian targets. Responses to cyber war include a form of interstate deterrence through denial and entanglement, offensive capabilities, and designs for rapid network and infrastructure recovery if deterrence fails.

The three major intervention areas were developing and sustaining human capabilities developing positive cultural values, attitudes and practices and utilization of human capabilities.

a serious initiative for strengthening Europe s defense capabilities

But economies powerful self healing capabilities work slowly.

Both of these problems are resolved by capabilities.

The text of the draft resolution now in circulation contains no offensive language.

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Moreover, budget restrictions have severely constrained French military capabilities.