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arms race

(Military) the continuing competitive attempt by two or more nations each to have available to it more and more powerful weapons than the other(s)

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arms race - a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

race - any competition; "the race for the presidency"

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arms race n → corsa agli armamenti

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acceleration adaptation alteration ARM arms change deceleration freeze gallows humor halt Life, Defined modification move move in move in on moved moves pause Race			But if the governments of Iran and North Korea choose to ignore international standards, if they put the pursuit of nuclear weapons ahead of regional stability and the security and opportunity of their own people, if they are oblivious to the dangers of escalating nuclear arms races in both East Asia and the Middle East -- then they must be held accountable," he said. NKorea, Iran threaten 'dangerous slope': Obama by AFP / AFP American Edition I believe that the relative balance between big powers may be more detrimental than beneficial because such a balance is based on arms races that seek new military advantages and therefore pose a real threat to the world balance. The Cuban missile crisis by Jinsheng, San; Kamps, Charles / Air & Space Power Journal			armour-bearer armour-clad armour-piercing armour-plated armoured armoured car armoured combat vehicle armoured personnel carrier armoured vehicle armourer armoury Armozeen armpit Armrack armrest arms arms control arms control agreement arms control agreement verification arms control measure arms deal arms factory arms industry arms manufacturer arms race arms races arms-runner armstand Armstrong Armstrong gun armure army Army Air Defense Command Post Army air-ground system Army and Air Force Exchange Service imprest fund activity army ant army attache Army base army brat Army corps army cutworm army engineer Army for the Liberation of Rwanda army group Army High Performance Computing Research Center army hut Army Intelligence army life Army List Army National Guard Army of Muhammad			Arms Control Verification Committee arms deal Arms dealer Arms dealing Arms Export Control Act Arms Export Control Board Arms exports arms factory Arms index arms industry Arms length Arms Length Agreement Arms Length Agreements Arms Length Bodies Arms Length Transaction Arms Length Transactions Arms limitation Arms limitation arms locker arms manufacturer arms of anchor endosteal implant arms of anchor endosteal implant arms of anchor endosteal implant arms of anchor endosteal implant Arms of France Arms of France Arms of Love Family Fellowship Arms of the Sea arms race arms races arms reversed Arms sales Arms Short Term Trading Index Arms Short-Term Trading Index Arms smuggling Arms Surplus Reform Act of 1997 Arms Survival Camp in Summer Arms trade Arms traffic Arms trafficking Arms Transfer Policy Review Group Arms Transfer Working Group Arms' Index Arms, Ammunition and Explosives Arms, Ammunition, & Explosives Arms, Back and Chest arms, coat of arms, coat of Arms, John Taylor arms-control arms-control Arms-for-hostages Arms-for-hostages Arms-Length Arms-length bargaining Arms-length bargaining Arms-Length Transaction Arms-Length Transactions

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arms race (redirected from arms races)

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