Sentence examples for operational weapons from inspiring English sources

Because the array of interceptors and radars remains under development, it has never received the military's official status of being an operational weapons system.

The purpose of WS-199 was the development of technology that would be used in new strategic weapons for the USAF's Strategic Air Command, not to deliver operational weapons; a primary emphasis was on proving the feasibility of an air-launched ballistic missile.

By this time, the Army was running a "crash program" to turn BZ into an operational weapon.

But in his memo, Mr. Gates wrote of a variety of concerns, including the absence of an effective strategy should Iran choose the course that many government and outside analysts consider likely: Iran could assemble all the major parts it needs for a nuclear weapon — fuel, designs and detonators — but stop just short of assembling a fully operational weapon.

Dredd's signature weapon, the "Lawgiver" was developed as a fully operational weapon based on a 9mm firing system, capable of firing ammunition and being changed from automatic to semi-auto fire.

"These courses have been delivered by a team of three: a Sqn Ldr – OC targets training; a Flt Lt – targets specialist; and an MoD civilian C1 – air warfare centre operational analyst: weapons and weaponeering specialist.

Under a 2002 treaty, the United States and Russia agreed to limit the number of operational nuclear weapons in their arsenals to between 1,700 and 2,200 by 2012, though that agreement did not address weapons in reserve stockpiles.

Thornberry said it was the "Japanese option" to maintain submarines and nuclear capabilities without actually having operational nuclear weapons.

As this institutional history shows, the United States acquired an operational biological weapons capacity only after the end of the Korean War.

"Should the DPRK seek to develop a small operational nuclear weapons capability there may be little that can be done other than to make this a long and costly process".

An independent expert on North Korean military capabilities confirmed to VICE News that the photos most likely show an operational biological weapons facility.