arms deal

noun

: an agreement to buy or sell weapons
an arms deal between two countries

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Trump wants a three-way nuclear arms deal Trump also intends to raise the idea of the U.S., China and Russia signing a pact that would set limits on the nuclear weapons each nation keeps in its arsenal, according to a senior Trump administration official who briefed reporters ahead of the trip. Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 13 May 2026 And the actual story Segal was referencing in The Nation was about how the Israeli government allowed Bulgaria to whitewash their WWII history to secure an arms deal with the country. Marlow Stern, Variety, 6 May 2026 The 2023 revision also paved the way for Japan to jointly develop and sell a sixth-generation fighter jet with Britain and Italy, and for Japan's biggest arms deal ever, which was formalized last week with Australia. ABC News, 20 Apr. 2026 President Barack Obama’s response to the risk that Iran could develop a nuclear weapon was to negotiate a multilateral arms deal. Matt Peterson, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for arms deal

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