Such weapons have long been dismissed as having no military utility.

Lastly, some French officials have questioned the military utility of an oil embargo.

The formula took into account factors like each base's military utility, the state of maintenance and how much had been invested in it.

They often talk as if the primary purpose of nuclear weapons were to massacre people without much regard for military utility.

It is not highly accurate, and of less military utility when armed with conventional explosives.

"The system will have military utility if it makes the likelihood of nuclear war diminish," he said.

They have fed much information into the panel's decisions, with the military utility of a base being a key consideration.

One faction made military utility a top consideration, while the other focused on potential savings.

But for all its military utility, white phosphorus is considered a poor weapon.

The results are also used to estimate the system's military utility when it is introduced into service.