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arsenal

[ahr-suh-nl, ahrs-nuhl] / ˈɑr sə nl, ˈɑrs nəl /


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But to the extent Kim responds to other leaders’ signals, Trump’s comment may move him to accelerate the expansion of Pyongyang’s arsenal.

From Slate Sep. 10, 2026

Despite running one the poorest countries in the world, Kim spends millions each year developing a secretive nuclear arsenal.

From BBC Sep. 9, 2026

She implemented wry wit like a tactical defense, a trusty tool in her arsenal that could disarm an opponent and defuse tricky conversations.

From Salon Aug. 28, 2026

The wars America will need to deter will be fought with drones, missiles and aircraft built at mass scale—yet the U.S. is unable to make the metal that arsenal depends on.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 24, 2026

Lawrence’s campaign to add a nuclear reactor to Berkeley’s arsenal of atom-smashing technologies dated back to his wartime effort to wrest Enrico Fermi’s nuclear pile away from Arthur Compton and the University of Chicago.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik

A third of Americans have guns; mny of them have small arsenals in their homes.

From MarketWatch Aug. 27, 2026

The current nuclear countries could reduce their arsenals by a lot, without losing anything in terms of deterrence.

From Salon Jun. 15, 2026

Will the services be able to restock their arsenals of missiles and munitions, much of which have been given to Ukraine?

From BBC Jun. 12, 2026

The attacks hit Russian naval arsenals and a naval base in the town of Kronstadt just west of St. Petersburg, Zelensky said in a statement on social media.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 6, 2026

Our arsenals for fighting off bacteria are so powerful, and involve so many different defense mechanisms, that we are in more danger from them than from the invaders.

From "The Lives of a Cell" by Lewis Thomas




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