Arming the Elephant

It is not arming our country to the teeth.

I am deeply concerned by the arming of these militias, and their increasingly dangerous activities, including in Abidjan.

If a guided missile crashes prior to arming, then the warhead may or may not experience an energetic reaction on impact.

The means of dissipation shall be designed so that it does not degrade the overall safety of the Safety and Arming device before the system is armed.

Opposition elements consisting of warlords, businessmen, fundamentalists and others are arming and training themselves in reaction to the anticipated arrival in Somalia of the newly elected Government.

Article 7 Arming with guns for the discharge of official duties shall be subject to exclusive examination and approval by the public security department under the State Council.

The pair, who were high on drink and drugs, went to his home after masking their faces with scarves and arming themselves with a knife and martial arts nunchucks.

Moreover, under the 2004 amendment to the Criminal Code effective from 1 August 2004, illegal arming and trafficking in arms was established as a new type of criminal offence its wording is attached as annex to this Report.

If some form of self destruct system is fitted to all guided missiles, the self destruct system could possibly endanger the firer if it is able to function prior to the missile achieving the usual safe arming distance.

This fouling up is a continuous thread running through American military interventions since the Vietnam War. The US deploys overwhelming firepower, either directly or by arming opposition groups, shatters local governmental structures, and then pulls out, leaving the country in shambles.

He has been indicted for his role in the creation, funding and management of the RTLM hate radio, and in the funding, arming and provision of logistical support to the interahamwe for the declared purpose of extermination of the Tutsis and moderate Hutus.

We are deeply concerned both by the irregular recruitment now under way, by the mobilization and arming of militias and other illegal groups and by the looming threat this poses to the peace and tranquillity of the Ivorian population and to security throughout the subregion.

At February s Munich Security Conference, many US senators advocated arming Ukraine an approach that could exacerbate the situation, given Putin s conventional military dominance there. With German leaders, including Chancellor Angela Merkel, opposed to this approach, pursuing it would also split the West, strengthening Putin s hand further.

His warning that, if the arming and the activities of militias are not controlled there will be a very real danger that events may spin out of control, with incalculable consequences for the people of Côte d'Ivoire and the subregion as a whole, is even more disturbing.

Specific measures for arming with guns for the discharge of official duties shall, in accordance with the principle of strict control, be formulated by the public security department under the State Council together with other State organs concerned and submitted to the State Council for approval before enforcement.

When arming persons with guns for the discharge of official duties, the public security department under the State Council or the public security organ of a people's government at the provincial level shall issue to them certificates permitting them to hold guns for the discharge of official duties.

In May 2005, several armed groups had attacked a military unit, releasing and arming 500 prisoners from the city jail officials of the city administration had been attacked and taken hostage and the insurgents had tried to seize Andijan with the political motivation of overthrowing Uzbekistan's constitutional Government.

Since the US China rapprochement four decades ago, China has maintained a studied ambiguity regarding America s role as the guarantor of Asia s security. China s pragmatic leaders knew that the US presence helped to contain the Soviet Union (and subsequently Russia), prevented Japan from re arming, and kept sea lanes open.

The reason to point out these actions is to make clear what Islamist terrorism in the West represents to the terrorists Middle East violence on an expanded front. The West has done much to create that front, arming favored actors, launching proxy wars, and taking the lives of civilians in unconscionable numbers.

PRINCETON The conventional wisdom last week on whether Syria would comply with former United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan s ceasefire plan was that it was up to Russia. We were reverting to Cold War politics, in which the West was unwilling to use force and Russia was willing to keep arming and supporting its client.

LONDON As Syria s civil war has progressed, the West s views on arming the opposition have become increasingly confused, which reflects the growing muddle on the ground. While President Bashar al Assad s regime remains vicious and tyrannical, and some of its opponents motives remain altruistic, the conflict can no longer be defined simply as one of good versus evil.

Moreover, in order to combat Iran s influence in the eastern Mediterranean, Saudi Arabia has increased support for its allies in Iraq, Jordan, and Lebanon, and has effectively taken responsibility for financing, arming, and directing the Syrian opposition and rebel forces. It has helped to curb the rise of political Islam across North Africa, including by backing the overthrow of Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi.

Indeed, the North lets few diplomatic occasions pass without strong arming its interlocutors for more. For Kim Jong un, even a meeting with Japanese officials in Ulan Bator, Mongolia s capital, to discuss the return of Japanese women who went to North Korea with their Korean husbands thinking that they were journeying to a socialist paradise, served as a platform to secure food aid from Japan.

Add to that its position as the world s largest supplier of liquefied natural gas and the holder of one of its largest sovereign wealth funds, and it becomes clear that Qatar has plenty of room to maneuver as well as considerable international clout. Germany s government found that out when it was forced to retract its development minister s statement that Qatar played a central role in arming and financing the Islamic State.

If the rationale for arming the opposition is not so much to win the war as to weaken the government s resistance to negotiation, it is arguable that the elements of a hurting stalemate are already in place, with more weapons likely to produce nothing but more fighting and more casualties. The pressure that has always mattered most for the Assad regime is that capable of being applied by Russia.

Counter terrorism against groups such as the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (which now calls itself simply the Islamic State ) whether by drones, small raids, or the training and arming of local partners must become a staple of policy. It is time to recognize the inevitability of Iraq s break up (the country is now more a vehicle for Iran s influence than a bulwark against it) and bolster an independent Kurdistan within Iraq s former borders.

But the Bank also provides grants and low interest loans to the poorest countries, particularly for education and health, and advises these countries on development strategies. It has often joined with the IMF in strong arming countries into accepting this advice unless they do, they will not only be cut off by the IMF and the World Bank, but also by other donors, and capital markets will be discouraged from providing funds.

3.1.a With respect to measures taken to prevent terrorist groups from forming and arming themselves, the Jordanian security services monitor elements which pose a danger to the Kingdom's security, including anyone who has proven links to a terrorist activity or group or is suspected of having links to the trade in, or possession of, weapons for illegal purposes this is done through the use of appropriate investigatory measures for the purposes of surveillance and monitoring.