arsenals

plural of arsenal
as in armories
a place where military arms are stored sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons

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Recent Examples of arsenals First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries. Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Rebuilding depleted arsenals will take years, with the Defense Production Act invoked to boost production. Frank Holmes, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026 Israel and some Gulf states also have the bomb in their arsenals. Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 Russian arsenals in Belarus include its latest intermediate range nuclear-capable Oreshnik missile system. ABC News, 19 May 2026 Iran’s proxies in Iraq also possess advanced arsenals, including ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft weapons. Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 Yet deliberate hot war still ranks as the least likely of the five traps, because nuclear arsenals and deep commercial ties make escalation catastrophically expensive for both governments. Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026 But the core disputes were left unresolved, and, in the interim, Iran gained time to rebuild its weapons arsenals and defenses, preparing for a potential wider conflict. Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026 The figures raised questions about whether or not security force members were included, particularly given the levels of intense bombings targeting military bases and arsenals in the country. April 20, CBS News, 20 Apr. 2026
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Noun
  • The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.
    Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
  • Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • This does not render data warehouses and data lakes obsolete, though.
    Lalit Ahuja, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Exporters otherwise spoke about freight costs, taxation, bonded warehouses in overseas markets, and coordination between government agencies and the private sector.
    W. Gyude Moore, semafor.com, 27 July 2026
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  • The attacks, which follow months of drone strikes on Russian oil depots and refineries, appear designed to severely disrupt Moscow's supply chains and increase the financial burden facing the country's businesses and state budget.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 23 July 2026
  • Russian news outlet Astra on Sunday reported that three oil depots may be burning in Stavropol, based on its analysis of photos and videos sent in by locals after the attack.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2026

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