One American official provided the most specific description yet of what has been detected, saying that "the activity we are seeing suggests some potential chemical weapon preparation," which goes beyond the mere movement of stockpiles among Syria's several dozen known sites.
The HMWHS moves palletised munitions from the magazines and weapon preparation areas, along track ways and via several lifts, forward and aft or port and starboard.
It urged sharp increases in federal spending on weapons, training and riot preparation.
Prosecutors said they watched jihadist training videos and tried to buy high-powered weapons in preparation for their attack.
Her pre-deployment training lasted months, and included preparations on everything from weapons training to regional cultural courses.
Huge trucks had arrived at all hours of the day and night, stockpiling weapons in preparation for the city's defense against the rebels.
Last month, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and Russian Foreign Minister Igor S. Ivanov, said they had been instructed by both presidents to "codify" a significant reduction in offensive nuclear weapons in preparation for the Moscow summit talks.
For the rest of the movie they dash around among thatch-roofed huts looking for the professor and getting the hang of bashing people with medieval weapons in preparation for the climactic battle for a castle.
Many Egyptians have lost patience with the pro-Morsi sit-ins, which have blocked streets and snarled traffic, while officials have accused the Brotherhood of collecting weapons in preparation for clashes.
Linda Wickern Carlsbad, Calif., Oct. 27, 2004 To the Editor: Vice President Dick Cheney said there was no evidence the explosives were still at Al Qaqaa when American troops invaded Iraq, his implication being that perhaps Saddam Hussein's army moved the weapons in preparation for an imminent American invasion.
