Sentence examples for the capability to defend from inspiring English sources

Confirm that Syria is militarily powerful and has the capability to defend its sovereignty and its people's positions.

At the same time, they agreed that NATO "must have the capability to defend" itself against weapons of mass destruction and "their means of delivery".

The document argued that the armed forces "must have the capability to defend against WMD-armed adversaries... because deterrence may not succeed".

"They hope to wear out the patience of Americans, our coalition, and Iraqis before the arrival of effective self-government, and before Iraqis have the capability to defend their freedom".

These groups and individuals have conflicting ambitions, but they share a goal: They hope to wear out the patience of Americans, our coalition and Iraqis before the arrival of effective self-government and before Iraqis have the capability to defend their freedom.

"Do we move ahead with the deployment of a force that will not make a difference, that will not have the capability to defend itself, and that carries the risk of humiliation of the Security Council and the United Nations, and tragic failure for the people of Darfur?" he asked.

"It is apparent that many, if not all, African countries lack the capabilities to defend their ever-growing cyber infrastructure".

The Pentagon's missile-defense organization has also acknowledged that the new American defense would have the "residual capability" to defend against the "unauthorized launch by an established nuclear power of a few missiles with simple countermeasures," a definition that includes the Chinese.

Effective materials and logistics support for the life of the asset is necessary to give the army a capability to defend the country and keep world peace.

We should address questions about the government's capability to defend (from the outside) and control (on the inside) data it collects.

The changes in the defense report would continue a broader shift in military strategy begun under an opposition government three years ago that ended Japan's cold-war-era focus on fending off a Russian invasion from the north in favor of developing a more dynamic air-sea capability to defend its far-flung islands to the south.