Sentence examples for defence priorities from inspiring English sources

NATO may well take the view that the next time he strikes, there will be a mushroom cloud.Counter-terrorism will also take centre-stage in America's reordering of its defence priorities.

A ruinously expensive diversion from defence priorities would be one thing, but Trident's retention or replacement continues with a policy that leads other states, friendly or otherwise, to claim the need for a "minimum nuclear deterrent" of their own.

Our three defence priorities for the coming year have been clearly defined: engagement in Afghanistan at current force levels; continuing with a major NATO investment to develop a support air base, thereby providing 200 local jobs; and ensuring that planned exercises by allies take place on our territory next year.These priorities will be met despite considerable cuts to the defence budget.

Still, as a way of viewing the outside world, the fight against terrorism may now come to represent for America what the cold war did for much of the second half of the 20th century: a means of ordering defence priorities and national budgets at home; a way of organising military, political and diplomatic power abroad; a new focus for old institutions and an organising concept for new ones.

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Gen Shirreff is just one of several senior officers who have tried to press the case for changes in defence priorities in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's actions.

He added: "The security of our deployed forces in Afghanistan, or anywhere in the world, remains a defence priority.

"There will be quite a lot of people who would think defence has priority over overseas aid".

The IDF military chief of staff, Gadi Eizenkot, said this year that the tunnels were "at the top of the Israel Defence Forces' priority list".

Title odds 2-5 Today v Scotland, Paris, 3.30pm John Connolly, Australia coach Bernard Laporte is unusual for a French coach in the way he makes defence his priority, but they were undone by a lack of ambition against England and you have to look at the average age of their forwards.

As impressive as Falcao and Di María were at times as part of United's galactico forward line, it still feels like a huge oversight that no one at Old Trafford thought to make strengthening central defence a priority when £150m was splurged in the summer.