Sentence examples for defiance of security from inspiring English sources

The UN secretary general, Ban Ki-moon, described the ballistic missile launches as a "brazen and irresponsible act" in defiance of security council resolutions banning North Korea from using ballistic missile technology.

But the Americans and their European allies stressed that the report from the UN nuclear watchdog confirmed that Iran has continued to enrich uranium, in defiance of security council resolutions, and demanded that Tehran suspend its uranium centrifuge programme.

In defiance of the security council resolution 487 of June 1981, Israel has not placed its nuclear facilities, whether civilian or military, under IAEA safeguards.

Relations went into a tailspin after Pyongyang conducted long-range rocket launches and a February nuclear test in defiance of UN security council resolutions.

But such open defiance of the security forces, which is rare here, came as Iraqis had been watching scenes of unrest around the region and wondering aloud about whether their own country would be further destabilized.

North Korea has launched a ballistic missile that landed in or near Japanese-controlled waters for the first time, the latest in a series of launches by the isolated country in defiance of United Nations security council resolutions.

Today's attacks, the first on Abuja and launched in defiance of tight security surrounding the celebrations marking Nigeria's independence from the UK, are the militants' boldest yet.

In gentle defiance of the security fears — both for themselves and the voters who come to see them — some lawmakers made a special effort on Friday to schedule a "Congress on Your Corner" event, designed to encourage free-ranging chatter with residents of their district.

The US is determined to maintain sanctions, however, over issues ranging from Tehran's sponsorship of terrorism to its poor human rights records to its continued testing of ballistic missiles in defiance of the UN security council.

The demand is in defiance of a UN security council resolution demanding that all those who need humanitarian aid in the war-torn state be able to receive it, no matter where they are.

"If someone attacks you, you're not just going to just stand there and let them beat you, are you?" said Li Wenzu, who has also continued to speak out in defiance of threats from security officials.