The phrase 'develop the means' is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used to indicate that something needs to be put in place in order to achieve a desired outcome. For example: "We need to develop the means to increase our production capacity."
Beyond a direct threat from China, there are other reasons why the Pentagon might want to develop the means to thwart its missile systems.
"Japan's desire to develop the means to actively defend itself to threats such as North Korea's provocations is real, growing and perfectly understandable," he said.
With its technological and computing background, GCHQ has been told to defend the nation – and to develop the means for counter-attack.
Given this virtual certainty, the U.S. must develop the means both to deter and to defend against hostile acts in and from space".
But he said there was no doubt that the North was determined to develop the means to deliver a nuclear warhead.
Moreover, as the super-giant fields in the Nadym Pur Taz region decline, Gazprom has to develop the means to maintain production levels.
In the face of a prolonged stalemate, they say, North Korea might also threaten to resume testing long-range missiles, thereby developing the means to strike the United States.
His great-grandfather the late Dr. Richard Lewisohn developed the means to preserve blood and prevent it from clotting during transfusions.
Ed Pomfret, Somalia campaign manager for Oxfam, argues that developing the means for the security forces to respect human rights will do more for security than additional weaponry.
I understand that a Japanese firm has developed the means to block out all cell phone calls in concert halls, libraries and restaurants.
Most obviously, it means China will have a bulge of pensioners before it has developed the means of looking after them.
