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Unless the Bush administration is vindicated in its actions--for example, if Saddam Hussein launches weapons of mass
destruction
that unite the world against him, or if the US discovers hidden nuclear weapons in the Iraqi desert--anti-American sentiments, and terrorism, unleashed by war, are likely to be massive.
The tech sector seems to follow a classic pattern of Schumpeterian creative destruction, whereby successive waves of monopoly ascension give way to displacement: cell phones replaced landlines; email displaced postal mail; and social media and texting are supplanting phone calls.
Still, the creative
destruction
of the digital era has also enriched many tech workers and investors, while reducing the fortunes of previous incumbents.
Indeed, its popularity is due not only to its fundamentalist Islamic ideology and its commitment to the
destruction
of Israel.
After all, Iraq was an easy target in the first Gulf War precisely because it had abandoned its nuclear program, and possessed no weapons of mass
destruction.
The resulting
destruction
brought reconciliation between warring Palestinian factions and support for them throughout the Arab world.
Big Polluters, Pay UpJAKARTA – Earlier this year in Myanmar, torrential rain caused mudslides that wiped out hundreds of houses and caused large-scale crop
destruction.
And the signatories of the Peoples’ Declaration for Climate Justice from Pacific Island countries are committed to bringing a case against big polluters for activities resulting in the
destruction
of their homes.
deciphering of the human genome sequence and the complete elucidation of numerous pathogen genomes…allow science to be misused to create new agents of mass destruction.”
From 1957 to 1976, from the beginning of Mao’s “Great Leap Forward” which led to a mass famine that killed tens of millions of people, to the end of the “Cultural Revolution” which left Chinese society divided and traumatized due to its wanton cruelty and the
destruction
of cultural goods, China endured two hideous decades.
Such a counterattack would be decisive, ensuring the total
destruction
of the North Korean regime.
The same is true of a long list of items: the spread of infectious diseases, the stability of global financial markets, the international trade system, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, narcotics trafficking, international crime syndicates and transnational terrorism.
Kyoto was also considered, but a top American official, Secretary of War Henry Stimson, had visited that city during his honeymoon and objected to the
destruction
of the city’s cultural treasures.
That is the case with the Vietnam War and, more recently, the invasion of Iraq on the fallacious grounds that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass
destruction.
Let us hope that they include some sign that he recognizes America’s responsibility for the
destruction
of so many civilian lives.
Yet there is no credible way to achieve an agreement with such radical forces as Iran, Syria, Hamas, and Hezbollah, all of whom seek Israel’s
destruction.
The first threat is rooted in North Korea’s pursuit of enhanced military capabilities through a ballistic-missile program and the development of weapons of mass
destruction
(nuclear, chemical, and biological).
It is easy to deplore this type of
destruction.
These include proliferation of weapons of mass
destruction
around Russia's borders; international terrorism and drug trafficking which benefit from social and economic dislocations, especially across the Greater Middle East; and the challenge of Islamic militancy.
Technological changes whip up gales of creative
destruction.
Sixty years ago, with Europe’s economy reeling from the
destruction
caused by World War II, Europe’s leaders lifted their eyes above daily hardships to shape a more hopeful future, underpinned by European integration.
These trends have culminated in Trump, whose most popular policies focus on destruction, rather than creation.
Such compulsory licensing is a big cause of the global
destruction
of biodiversity.
Kim knows very well that a war against the United States would probably mean the
destruction
of his own country, which is one of the world’s poorest.
But France, China, and other Security Council members refused, arguing that the weapons inspectors then in Iraq should be allowed to continue their work in order to establish whether Saddam possessed weapons of mass
destruction.
By undermining the efficient allocation of capital and fostering mal-investment, CPI-focused monetary policy is distorting economic structures, blocking growth-enhancing creative destruction, creating moral hazard, and sowing the seeds for future instability in the value of money.
But the recent US-Russian agreement regarding the removal and
destruction
of Syria’s chemical-weapons stockpiles offers hope that the two sides are beginning to set a new agenda, based on international law and a shared desire to prevent further deterioration of the desperate situation in the Middle East.
If we can unlock the hidden potential in Latin America’s forests – without destroying them – then we could provide a solution to the problem of habitat
destruction.
Should one apologize for the Crusades, for the
destruction
of German cities by the armies of King Louis the XIV in the seventeenth century, not to mention the armies of Napoleon?
And there are signs that, regardless of who wins November’s presidential election, the US might well undertake an armed strike, with potential
destruction
much greater than if Israel were to act alone.
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