Sentence examples for the largest weapons from inspiring English sources

In 1991, he was the commander of the largest weapons stockpile in the country, a position to which the former dictator had appointed him.

Over much of the past decade, Saudi Arabia, China, India and the United Arab Emirates have been among the largest weapons purchasers in this category.

Two-thirds of the largest weapons systems ran over their budgets last year, for a combined extra cost of $296 billion.

The United States was not only the largest weapons supplier last year, but also the main source of weapons to the developing world, accounting for about $14.9 billion of these deals — or 48.6 percent.

His purchase options are also limited: the largest weapons in Mexico's single gun store — including semiautomatic rifles like the one used in the Aurora attack — can be bought only by members of the police or the military.

A3 Basque Arsenal in France French and Spanish investigators have uncovered in southwestern France what may be "one of the largest weapons arsenals" of the Basque separatist group ETA.

The JNA's Stjepan Milašinčić-Seljo barracks in Logorište, south of Karlovac, was one of the largest weapons-storage facilities in Croatia.

Mr. Caddell said there were flashes from four of the eight weapons, while Mr. Bradford said he had noticed flashes from only two of the larger weapons.

Mullah Muhammad Omar, their leader, has spoken of the "vast stockpiles" of leftover weapons accessible to the Taliban in the Afghan hinterland, but western experts have said that the boast may be overstated, especially after American bombing raids on some of the larger weapons dumps.

The larger weapons were much slower firing and much heavier, but without the bigger guns, the ships would not be able to penetrate the armor of foreign battleships.

It is often held that these engagements demonstrated the importance of the 12 inches gun over its smaller counterparts, though some historians take the view that secondary batteries were just as important as the larger weapons.