Some senior airmen, worried about the potential creation of a whole new service, are protectively dubbing themselves the "aerospace" force.Is space really an area of growing vulnerability, given America's overwhelming preponderance in all forms of satellite technology?
Look below the surface and you will find poverty and a sense of growing vulnerability.
By Clelia Barbadoro MAFETENG, Lesotho 24 April 2009 – In the face of growing vulnerability and chronic poverty among children, the Government of Lesotho has launched a 'Child Grants' programme that will provide a regular and unconditional quarterly payment of about $38 to orphans and other vulnerable children, or OVC.
As an example of the growing vulnerability of critical infrastructure, in December 2015 a presumed Russian cyber-attacker successfully seized control of the Prykarpattyaoblenergo Control Center (PCC) in the Ivano-Frankivsk region of Western Ukraine, leaving 230,000 without power for up to 6 hours.
In September, the country was hit by Typhoon Mangkhut, which killed an estimated 100 people after it struck the small mining town of Itogon, 200km from Natonin in Septemeber, showing the growing vulnerability of the mountainous region of Cordillera to typhoons.
The financial strength of these Republican candidates compounds the growing vulnerability of Democrats, who have been weakened by the partisan battle over health care reform, an issue that President Obama has made a centerpiece of his agenda even as economic concerns continue to weigh heavily on many voters.
"Although capital inflows, mainly in the form of portfolio investment and debt flows provided adequate financing, the growing vulnerability of the external sector to abrupt shifts in sentiment remains a key concern," the central bank said.
Nunn said that there has been no change, because "as long as Russia can launch nuclear ballistic missiles on short notice against the U.S., the U.S. must maintain a similar capability against Russia". The situation has been made worse by the growing vulnerability of Russian forces and increased accuracy of U.S. weapons, according to Rand.
The bombings highlighted the growing vulnerability of religious minorities across Asia, from Christians in Hindu-majority India to Muslims in Buddhist-majority Myanmar.
George W. Bush today confronted a growing vulnerability of his presidency, the languishing economy, by promoting a government program for laid-off workers and blaming the Democratic-controlled Senate for a deadlock in Washington over an economic stimulus bill.
Due to the growing vulnerability of low-lying coastal zones to flooding by seawater, there is a current need for studies of the impact of such inundations on fresh groundwater resources.
