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 True peace requires restraining both nuclear and conventional arsenals. William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 The agreement envisions international forces, a technocratic Palestinian committee and years of decommissioning Hamas arsenals and tunnels, while Gaza’s shattered infrastructure and staggering civilian toll underscore the scale of rebuilding ahead. Samy Magdy, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026 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 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
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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
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  • But there’s something else the sector is gobbling up — space in warehouses across the state.
    Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Later in the day, the Houthis claimed an attack on Saudi forces, warehouses, vehicles and military equipment at the Sahn al-Jinn camp, a major military base located north of the center of Marib city.
    Hanna Ziady, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026
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  • Russia -- one of the world's largest oil producers -- has introduced a swath of restrictions on petrol sales across the country, as Ukrainian strikes on its refineries, depots and logistics crimp domestic supply.
    Sam Meredith, CNBC, 6 Aug. 2026
  • In under two weeks, Ukraine has struck over a dozen of the retailer’s depots.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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