Word: defended
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that rare gift--the common touch--that eludes many ambitious politicians the world over. But he has another crucial appeal in Iranian politics: he is a hard-liner. As a 28-year-old woman in a chador declared after she voted for him for President last week, "He will defend the Islamic Republic, a state we are willing to give our blood...
...should say that we have enough nuclear bombs to defend against a U.S. attack." KIM GYE GWAN, North Korean Vice Foreign Minister, talking about Pyongyang's nuclear capabilities in an interview with the U.S.'s abc News...
...Ricky Ponting's Aus-tralians touched down in England last week to begin a 14-week tour, during which they will defend the Ashes against the strongest English side for at least 20 years. The mind games will intensify on June 19, when the two countries contest an early installment of a limited-overs tournament. The main event starts next month at Lord's, venue for the first of five Tests. McGrath needs one wicket to take his tally in Tests to 500, a mark reached by only three other bowlers. If he can manage 21 wickets for the series...
Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate minority leader, has pushed proposals to enhance security, only to be defeated in the face of industry opposition. One bill would have required plants to defend themselves against a 9/11-size enemy force, perhaps aided by air-and-water-based attacks. Another would have created a federal Nuclear Security Force and a 20-member mock terrorist team to test the plants regularly, The NRC and industry representatives argued against such a federalized force on the ground that the close cooperation between plant operators and guards would be lost if federal employees were protecting the plants. "That...
...between the security standards at DOE nuclear sites and those at the commercial plants overseen by the NRC adds fuel to the argument over what is prudent. In the wake of 9/11, the DOE boosted by 300% the size of the terrorist force its guards must be able to defend against. The DOE's DBT is classified, but experts inside and outside the government say it requires guards to defeat a 9/11-size force. While DOE sites are more sensitive than private ones, since they house nuclear weapons and their key components, the impact of a terrorist strike on either could...