The ability of civilians to withstand heavy rocket fire, which Israel fully expected in the wake of its campaign, is a crucial part of the military equation.
At the 14th Street station on the Nos. 1, 2 and 3 lines, the men's room was behind a metal door that looked as if it had recently withstood a rocket attack.
The trial was held inside a massive bunker in Palermo, constructed for the occasion, whose walls could withstand an attack by rocket-propelled grenades.
They don't strictly use it for music, instead blasting powerful, spectral noise to test if a rocket can withstand the sheer force of a takeoff.
The British military presence in Afghanistan is to increase to 7,700 and they are being equipped with tougher, though more expensive, equipment, including armoured vehicles designed to withstand attacks from hand-held rockets and improvised roadside bombs.
The telescope is fragile, not designed to withstand the forces of a rocket boost that might tear it apart.
Modern tankers typically have twin hulls, many separate compartments to store oil, and are sturdy enough to withstand a direct hit from rocket-propelled grenades, for instance.
GAZA — Nine Gazans have been killed in Israeli strikes since Wednesday night, with Israel's southern communities withstanding 20 rockets from Gaza over the same 24-hour period.
"We have very little food and ammunition, and we can't withstand the suicide bombers, snipers and rockets," said a federal police officer reached by phone by the Iraq Oil Report.
"We have very little food and ammunition,and we can't withstand the suicide bombers, snipers and rockets".
