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Armageddon

[ahr-muh-ged-n] / ˌɑr məˈgɛd n /




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The press is warning of nuclear Armageddon after an arms-control treaty between Russia and the United States expired this week.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Based on the state of the tariff world at that time, it looked like trade Armageddon had started.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 8, 2026

The trade makes them feel good, as they reason they have protected their unrealized gains—even though such options are often priced in ways that require Armageddon to occur for them to prove profitable.

From Barron's • Nov. 12, 2025

"They are basically Armageddon weapons - too powerful to be used unless you're happy to destroy the world," Mark Galeotti, a Russia scholar and long-time observer of Russian politics, told the BBC.

From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025

The Greenbrier also became the place where the government would keep the US Congress safe in the event of a nuclear Armageddon.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson