Example sentences of "of the use of nuclear [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Such arguments may seem trivial when bodies as thoughtful as the Church of England have taken it upon themselves to ponder the issue of the use of nuclear weapons ; but the bomb has not gone off and when it has receded into the background we will be left with the demand for electricity . |
| 2 | There can be no doubt of the widespread feelings of horror felt across the world at the thought of the use of nuclear weapons , in however ‘ limited ’ a way , and therefore the unacceptability of the view that their use could be justified as legitimate . |
| 3 | It is therefore important to analyse the implications of the arguments about illegality of the use of nuclear weapons for arguments about possession , deterrence and disarmament . |
| 4 | a definite mandate directed towards citizens to take whatever steps are available to them to achieve a law-oriented foreign policy for their own country , including , as both conscience and good sense dictate , non-violent acts of civil disobedience , and efforts to persuade members of all branches of government to overcome the gap that separates the normative consensus of the public as to the illegality of the use of nuclear weapons from prevailing official policies . |
| 5 | This however is a serious misuse of the principle of military effectiveness , which is especially horrifying in the context of discussion of the use of nuclear weapons . |
| 6 | One general point about the international agreements on the laws of war : they have never been very successful in addressing directly either the general issue of bombing from the air , or the particular issue of the use of nuclear weapons . |
| 7 | However , there have been rather few cases which have addressed at all directly the question of the legality of the use of nuclear weapons , and even fewer judgments touching on this . |
| 8 | Ian Brownlie ( 1963 , pp. 262–4 ) expresses considerable doubt about the lawfulness of the use of nuclear weapons against an attack by conventional weapons . |
| 9 | Above all , the extremely strong presumption against the legality of the use of nuclear weapons needs not only to be reaffirmed , but also made more specific . |