arms deal

noun

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

Examples of arms deal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The two countries have nearly finalized their biggest arms deal in 30 years. Fred Weir, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 Jan. 2024 That Washington agreed to this $23 billion arms deal is no small matter. Soner Cagaptay, Foreign Affairs, 19 Feb. 2024 In 1956, after Egyptian leader Gamal Abdel Nasser nationalized the Suez Canal and struck an arms deal with the Soviet Union, Israel, along with Britain and France, invaded Egypt and occupied the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip. TIME, 10 Jan. 2024 The Trump administration agreed to the controversial arms deal, worth over $100 billion, despite bipartisan concerns about civilian casualties resulting from Saudi Arabia’s military intervention in Yemen. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Jan. 2024 North Korean leader Kim Jong Un arrived in Russia for a rare summit with President Vladimir Putin, during which Washington expects the two leaders to discuss an arms deal. Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023 The White House has repeatedly warned North Korea against making any arms deal with Russia, which would violate multiple United Nations Security Council resolutions. Jennifer Jett, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2023 Sullivan did not specify what steps the administration might take if North Korea went ahead with an arms deal. Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023 The two leaders, flanked by their top military officials, are set to negotiate a potential arms deal to help resupply Moscow’s military drained by its war in Ukraine. Lawrence Richard, Fox News, 12 Sep. 2023

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“Arms deal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20deal. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.

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