51.   It said many are familiar through measures taken to counter the threat of attacks by Irish Republican Army guerrillas.

52.   It was developed to counter radioactive threats, Streltsov said.

53.   Japan and South Korea agreed Thursday to seek joint measures to counter missile threats from North Korea.

54.   Likewise, organisations must assess the threats and their implications from the changes in the industry and reposition itself to counter these threats.

55.   One of the goals is to strengthen data collection and find ways to counter threats to biodiversity.

56.   Russian officials including Foreign Minister Igor Ivanov have floated the idea of jointly working to counter any threats, which they say would not require amending the ABM treaty.

57.   Seoul says the longer range is needed to counter threats from North Korea.

58.   South Korea hopes to develop its own long-range missile industry to counter threats from the North, and it has considered the treaty a stumbling block.

59.   South Korea hopes to develop its own missile industry to counter threats from the North.

60.   Taiwan is anxious to build up its firepower to counter threats from China, which claims sovereignty over Taiwan and does not rule out using force to recover it.