Ancient cultures broke off pieces of obsidian to make knives and weapons such as arrows.

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He said he never takes any option off the table, but that such a move would only delay Iran's nuclear weapons development by a few years.

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Despite the criticism of its neighbors, the Egyptian government is believed to be building a wall to cut off the smuggling tunnels used to transport goods and, Israel alleges, weapons to the territory.

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All of the buttons had a nice tactile response to each press that was free of mush, making it a pleasure to fire off weapons at the other karts in our race.

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Signs at South African airports and casinos point to where consumers should drop off their weapons.

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They are playing a friendly football match with soldiers from the Afghan Army, body armour off and weapons laid down.

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