rearmament

noun

re·ar·ma·ment (ˌ)rē-ˈär-mə-mənt

: the act or practice of rearming : the act or practice of equipping a nation, a military force, etc. again with new or better weapons

concerns about nuclear rearmament

Countries like Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia all have borders with Russia and may consider rearmament.—

Khen Elazar

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Its goal should not be a short truce, not some kind of respite for regrouping forces and rearmament with the aim of subsequently continuing the conflict, but a long-term peace based on respect for the legitimate interests of all people, all nations that live in this region. —

Isabel Van Brugen, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025 The facts of the rearmament were not widely known until Die Weltbühne’s story ran. —

Longreads, 5 Dec. 2024 America’s rearmament is rooted in a deal that Barack Obama struck with Congress in 2010. —

Abe Streep, The New Yorker, 27 Dec. 2024 European defense production is insufficient to meet rearmament goals, despite Europe’s advantages in capital, machine tools, and labor productivity. —

Andrea Kendall-Taylor, Foreign Affairs, 18 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rearmament