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.

A shorter barrel made the weapon weigh less and was easier to handle in tight spaces, and was easier to shoulder quickly to fire a shot at an unexpected target.

These were determined to be less than ideal, as the recoil of full-power rifle cartridges caused the weapon to be uncontrollable in full-automatic fire.

In addition, due to the development of body armor, support personnel required a compact weapon with more penetration than the traditional submachine gun, leading to the development of the personal defense weapon, or PDW, which uses rounds that have better ballistics than simple pistol rounds but less power and range than full rifle rounds.

Handguns were historically issued to riflemen as a secondary weapon, however the reliability and firepower of the modern assault rifle ( and the increasing amount and cost of equipment carried by a soldier ) has made this practice less common as of the end of the 20th century.

The weapon system originally planned by the OICW project was put on hold around the turn of century, in favor of a simpler new 5. 56 mm rifle project that offered less far-reaching improvements.

Theft risk of this fuel ( potentially used in the production of a nuclear weapon ) has led to campaigns advocating conversion of this type of reactor to low-enrichment uranium ( which poses less threat of proliferation ).

They were also less prone to jamming than the box or " casket " magazines developed for the weapon.

Quick to manufacture, and needing less smithing skill than a sword, it remained the main weapon of the common soldier.

Bows were used in the opening stages of land battles, and at sea, but tended to be considered less " honourable " than a hand weapon.

As well as requiring less energy to achieve the same separation, far smaller scale plants are possible, making them an economic possibility for a small nation attempting to produce a nuclear weapon.

Neutron reflectors, compressing the fissile core via implosion, fusion boosting, and " tamping ", which slows the expansion of the fissioning core with inertia, allow nuclear weapon designs that use less than what would be one bare-sphere critical mass at normal density.

These experienced artillerymen could offer some seemingly convincing reasons why the M101 was still the superior weapon: its waist-high breech made it easier to load ; it had higher ground clearance when in tow ; but most important, it was considerably less expensive than the M102.

A low silhouette made the new weapon a more difficult target for the enemy, an advantage that far outweighed the disadvantage of being somewhat less convenient to load.

A less accurate weapon like an onager or other single-arm artillery could hit with more force, and thus would be the more useful weapon against reinforced wood or heavy masonry.

As a British newspaper put it, " the committee, in recommending this new sword bayonet, appear to have had in view the fact that bayonets will henceforth be less frequently used than in former times as a weapon of offence and defence ; they desired, therefore, to substitute an instrument of more general utility.

The uranium weapon would not be tested ; its success could be more or less guaranteed by measurements ahead of time.

The flamethrower had other limitations: it was cumbersome and difficult to operate and could only be safely fired from a trench, so limiting its use to areas where the opposing trenches were less than the maximum range of the weapon, namely 18m ( 20 yards ) apart — which was not a common situation ; the fuel would also only last for about 2 minutes ).

When the yield of a nuclear weapon is less than one kiloton, its lethal radius from blast, 700 m ( 2300 ft ), is less than that from its neutron radiation.

* The inclusion of seven extra weapons per character, which have different designs and statistics, composed of Power ( inflicts more damage ), Defense ( receives less damage ), Strength ( damage dealt to enemy's weapon gauge ), Durability ( resistance of player's weapon gauge ) and Weight ( changes character's speed ).

Originally less common as a military weapon than the jian-the straight, double-edged blade of China-the dao became popular with cavalry during the Han dynasty due to its sturdiness, superiority as a chopping weapon, and relative ease of use-it was generally said that it takes a week to attain competence with a dao / saber, a month to attain competence with a qiang / spear, and a year to attain competence with a jian / straight sword.