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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The strategy also provides space for nuclear rearmament by calling for Washington to restore strategic nuclear stability with Moscow.
—Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Last week, China's state broadcaster CCTV released a special report highlighting the pace of Japan's rearmament campaign, aired amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two governments over recent comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said retaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor will make rearmament harder — though not impossible — as humanitarian aid flows into Gaza.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Rising defense spending, from Germany’s €100 billion special fund to broader NATO rearmament, is diverting money from long-term infrastructure and transition projects.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Rebeccah Heinrichs, Foreign Affairs, 15 Dec. 2025
Last week, China's state broadcaster CCTV released a special report highlighting the pace of Japan's rearmament campaign, aired amid an ongoing diplomatic spat between the two governments over recent comments by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Dec. 2025
Yossi Kuperwasser, head of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security, said retaining control of the Philadelphi Corridor will make rearmament harder — though not impossible — as humanitarian aid flows into Gaza.
—Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2025
Rising defense spending, from Germany’s €100 billion special fund to broader NATO rearmament, is diverting money from long-term infrastructure and transition projects.
—Felicia Jackson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Rearmament.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rearmament. Accessed 22 Dec. 2025.
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