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

Examples of rearmament in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web For instance, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe befriended Trump during the transition between his 2016 election and his 2017 inauguration—and then used Trump’s calls for greater defense cost sharing by security allies to press forward with Japan’s rearmament despite domestic opposition. —

Victor Cha, Foreign Affairs, 26 June 2024 Ukraine’s rearmament should be tied to a clear military strategy. —

Eric Ciaramella, Foreign Affairs, 22 May 2024 In 1951, nearly six million people in West Germany signed a petition against rearmament. —

Thomas Meaney, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The war in Ukraine exposed Europe’s vulnerabilities and catalyzed decisions on rearmament and economic security. —

Célia Belin, Foreign Affairs, 5 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rearmament

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