The department's nonproliferation programs, aimed at diminishing the security threat posed by fissile materials in other countries that can be used for nuclear weapons, would be cut by roughly 20percentt, or $460 million, below the current level of $2.45 billion, the officials said.
Mr Claes batted back that the admission of new members "is not directed against Russia nor does it diminish the national security interests of Russia".
But any move to sell dollars in large-enough amounts to make a dent in dollar-denominated holdings would likely drive down the value of the dollar in such a way as to diminish the value of the securities held by the central bank.
It's especially important for women, who typically earn less than men and often take time off from work to raise their children, thus diminishing the Social Security money they can get back later in life.
Just as a rush to build an ambitious missile shield could provoke a renewed arms race with Russia, a decision to place weapons in space could increase rather than diminish the threat to American security.
We then provide an overview of possible countermeasures to diminish the effects of these security and privacy issues.
"Just as we fought and defeated President Bush's plan to privatize Social Security, we will mobilize and stop this attempt to diminish the vital guarantee of Social Security.
In Israel, the debate is shifting towards nationalist and religious claims to the land, devaluing the Palestinians, their claims and aspirations to a state and to using the present sense of security to diminish the consciousness of the Israeli citizens of the conflict.
Or: the terrorism emergency that began with 9/11 has eased, the threat has diminished, so the security bureaucracy should shrink accordingly and the pendulum should swing back in favor of civil liberties and individual privacy.
