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arms race
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arms race
n
(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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Noun1.arms racearms 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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