Example sentences of "conventional [conj] nuclear " in BNC.
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| 1 | We must continue to make it clear to potential aggressors , however , that we should strike back with all the means that we judge appropriate , conventional or nuclear . |
| 2 | Surely the main short-term risk to any form of energy-producing installation ( conventional or nuclear ) is war ( conventional or nuclear ) ? |
| 3 | Surely the main short-term risk to any form of energy-producing installation ( conventional or nuclear ) is war ( conventional or nuclear ) ? |
| 4 | Approved a committment to secure the reduction of conventional and nuclear weapons by taking advantage of multilateral and bilateral negotiations , and unilateral initiatives . |
| 5 | A balance must be maintained , therefore , between conventional and nuclear strength . |
| 6 | Propose new disarmament initiatives covering all categories of conventional and nuclear weapons . |
| 7 | In the current political and strategic context , it seems right to conclude , with Falk , that in the application of international law to nuclear weapons it is of overriding importance to minimise reliance on nuclear weapons and emphasise the sharp distinction between conventional and nuclear weapons ( Falk , 1983 , p. 538 ) . |
| 8 | One might be forgiven for saying that the purpose of all this power , conventional and nuclear , is deterrence : Soviet might is not to be used to strike the enemy but hold him back . |
| 9 | This substance can allegedly be used to make a variety of things : fuses for conventional and nuclear bombs ; anti-radar coatings ; missile-guidance systems ; and bank notes which are impossible to forge . |
| 10 | Is the Minister alarmed by the news that appeared in the New York Times last Friday of the help that China has given to Algeria and North Korea in the advanced development of their nuclear weapons and by the fact that a new arms race for conventional and nuclear weapons is roaring ahead at an unprecedented rate ? |
| 11 | The 14 allies made clear their intention of maintaining the basis of the NATO concepts of " forward defence " and " flexible response " with a mix of conventional and nuclear forces and a continued United States presence in Europe . |
| 12 | It committed NATO to maintaining " an appropriate mix of survivable and effective conventional and nuclear forces at the lowest levels consistent with our security needs " , and asserted that European stability required a unified Germany to be a full member of the Alliance , but that " we seek no unilateral advantage from German unity " . |
| 13 | A Guardian report of June 13 to the effect that underground bunkers containing conventional and nuclear weapons had been left unattended at Clark produced denials from US service sources and the Philippine government . |
| 14 | US Defence Secretary Richard Cheney visited Egypt on May 31-June 3 for meetings with senior government ministers on military co-operation and the limitation of conventional and nuclear weapons in the region . |
| 15 | The UK Prime Minister , John Major , who welcomed the Bush initiative on Sept. 27 , stressed that the UK would retain an " adequate conventional and nuclear weapons " force to ensure peace in Europe . |