This is an ethical demand which cannot be evaded or glossed over by talking exclusively of weapon superiority or even of the evil of Communism.

The cost of developing a major weapon system is now so enormous that the greatest care must be exercised in selecting new systems for development, in determining the most satisfactory rate of development, and in deciding the proper time at which either to place a system into production or to abandon it.

Thus, the need for the B-70 as a strategic weapon system is doubtful.

Biological warfare is considered to be primarily a strategic weapon.

But the submarine is a weapon of ambush and therefore always in danger of being ambushed.

Certainly, one of the best ways of warning the world against anti-Semitism is to demonstrate its workings as a dangerous weapon.

The truth is, however, that when Mel Chandler first reported to the regiment the only steed he had ever ridden was a swivel chair and the only weapon he had ever wielded was a pencil.

Such a decision should have placed a powerful weapon in the hands of the entire housing industry, but there is little evidence that realtors, or at least their associations, have repudiated the principle in such clauses.

He paused, then added, `` Everything on a ship is a weapon.

For example, if two characters are wrestling the relevant attribute is Strength ; a character could reveal a weapon, changing it to Warfare ; they could try to overcome the other character's mind using a power, changing it to Psyche ; or they could concentrate their strength on defense, changing it to Endurance.

Aggravated assault is, in some jurisdictions, a stronger form of assault, usually using a deadly weapon.

* 1915 – The use of poison gas in World War I escalates when chlorine gas is released as a chemical weapon in the Second Battle of Ypres.

ASP, Inc. is actually a brand that manufactures this type of weapon ( the ASP tactical baton ), and the brand has come to casually refer to all telescopic batons.

The greater the recoil a weapon on an AFV is, the larger the turret ring needs to be.

Philosophically, the tank is, by its very nature, an offensive weapon.

An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon ( SPAA ) or self-propelled air defense system ( SPAD ), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability.

An anti-aircraft vehicle, also known as a self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon ( SPAA ) or self-propelled air defense system ( SPAD ), is a mobile vehicle with a dedicated anti-aircraft capability.

In some armies, the weapon of artillery is the projectile, not the piece that fires it.

A fire unit is the smallest artillery or mortar element, consisting of one or more weapon systems, capable of being employed to execute a fire assigned by a tactical fire controller.

Dual wielding is holding a tool or weapon in each hand.

This most commonly refers to matched pairs of handguns but can refer to any other weapon that can be held in one hand such as machine pistols and even melee weapons, although this is more common in role-playing video games.

With modern shooting techniques, there is very little value to shooting with a weapon in each hand.

A lance is formerly a weapon of war and it was also used to kill large marine animals after it has already been harpooned.

" Running amok " is used to refer to the behavior of someone who, in the grip of strong emotion, obtains a weapon and begins attacking people indiscriminately, often with multiple fatalities.

While this is intended as a clever con trick, the machine, surprisingly, works, sending Blackadder and Baldrick back to the time of the dinosaurs, where they manage to cause the extinction of the dinosaurs, through the use of Baldrick's best, worst and only pair of underpants as a weapon against a hungry T. Rex.

Another class of carbine is a semi-automatic version of a submachine gun, with an extended barrel, usually just over 406 mm ( 16 inches ) long, which will escape ban by some " assault weapon " legislation.

If this is not due to chronological confusion of the events of the siege, it may suggest that Kallinikos merely introduced an improved version of an established weapon.

While Greek fire remained a potent weapon, its limitations were significant when compared to more traditional forms of artillery: in its siphon-deployed version, it had a limited range, and it could be used safely only in a calm sea and with favourable wind conditions.

Automatic rifles ( such as the Browning Automatic Rifle ) were designed to be a high duty cycle arm for support of other troops, and were often made and deployed with quick change barrel assemblies to allow quick replacement of over heated barrels to allow for continued fire, and may have been operated by both the person actually firing the weapon as well as an additional crewman to assist in providing and caring for ammunition and the barrels, similar to a reduced version of a squad weapon ( above ).

The M16 rifle design, including variant or modified version of it such as the Armalite / Colt AR-15 series, AAI M15 rifle ; AP74 ; EAC J-15 ; SGW XM15A ; any 22-caliber rimfire variant, including the Mitchell M16A-1 / 22, Mitchell M16 / 22, Mitchell CAR-15 / 22, and AP74 Auto Rifle, is a prohibited and restricted weapon in Canada.

This trend continues in later R-Type games-some Bits have the ability to use a miniature version of the Red weapon of some Forces.

The first automatic weapon to fire a pistol round was a scaled-down version of the Maxim machine gun, used for demonstrations in marketing the Maxim in the late 19th century, especially when a full-sized firing range was not available.

Another weapon shown was a different pistol, however this may have just been an early version of the Automag.

* It has been revealed that X-Men member Colossus, who can turn into a metal version of his human form, is vulnerable to vibranium when he is using his powers, although his body will return instinctively to human form when confronted with a vibranium weapon.

A version armed with the Northrop Grumman GBU-44 / B Viper Strike weapon system is known as the MQ-5A / B.

The novel also includes scenes in Lebanon and on an atoll for a United States atomic weapon test, as well as information about Joe One, although these elements were not in the film version.

One version, known as a dirty bomb, is not a true nuclear weapon and does not yield the same explosive power.

Another version is the salted bomb, a true nuclear weapon designed to produce larger amounts of nuclear fallout than a regular nuclear weapon.

Nuclear bunker buster, also known as earth-penetrating weapon ( EPW ), is the nuclear weapon version of the bunker buster.

The Germans also produced the Abwehrflammenwerfer 42, a flame-mine or flame fougasse, based on a Soviet version of the weapon.

In a Teutonic version of the myth of the death of Balder, Miming's sword is the weapon that Hodur uses to slay Balder ; here, Hodur is not blind but is instead a physically potent figure.

Certain designs, such as the FAMAS assault rifle, the Steyr AUG and the Israeli Tavor TAR-21, overcome this limitation by allowing the bolt and ejection port cover to be swapped, turning the weapon into a dedicated left-handed version.

The Arquebus also evolved in Russia in the early 1500s as a smaller version of a larger, hand-held artillery weapon.

This version of the weapon was never used operationally.

In every aspect, the Champion is a warrior almost without peer: when he wields some version of his usual weapon, the Black Sword ( known by various names such as Stormbringer or Kanajana, although not all versions of the Sword are the same and some are active entities in their own right ) few can stand against him.

Initially an aircraft weapon, the Bergmann LMG 15 was modified for ground use, with the later dedicated ground version being the LMG 15 n. A.

: Export " Monkey model " version, similar to T-72A but with thinner armour and downgraded weapon systems.