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.—
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Kubilius is one of the architects of the European Union’s ambitious new rearmament strategy, ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, approved in principle last month by 26 of the continent’s 27 heads of state.
—Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
France, Poland, and the United Kingdom share Germany’s anxiety over Russia’s designs on Europe and would welcome Berlin’s rearmament, as would Nordic and southern European countries.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Zelensky also spoke out about demands Putin raised in the call with Trump, that any ceasefire would require Ukraine to halt recruiting new soldiers and stop rearmament.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Her far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has taken a more pro-Trump line, in a country where European rearmament in response to Mr. Trump’s more adversarial United States has many critics.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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Tamar Jacoby, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
France, Poland, and the United Kingdom share Germany’s anxiety over Russia’s designs on Europe and would welcome Berlin’s rearmament, as would Nordic and southern European countries.
—Michael Kimmage, Foreign Affairs, 11 Apr. 2025
Zelensky also spoke out about demands Putin raised in the call with Trump, that any ceasefire would require Ukraine to halt recruiting new soldiers and stop rearmament.
—Laura Kelly, The Hill, 18 Mar. 2025
Her far-right deputy prime minister, Matteo Salvini, has taken a more pro-Trump line, in a country where European rearmament in response to Mr. Trump’s more adversarial United States has many critics.
—Roger Cohen, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
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“Rearmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearmament. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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