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arms industry

NOUN
military-industrial complex
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The demands of this protracted conflict encouraged the development of an arms industry that led to rising gun crime and repeated efforts to control it.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 19, 2026

The war has given a boost to an arms industry which has struggled since the Soviet era.

From BBC Apr. 19, 2026

The report also noted that the Russian arms industry is struggling to find enough skilled labour "to support the projected rates of production needed to sustain Russia's war aims".

From Barron's Nov. 30, 2025

In any given year, the arms industry employs between 800 and 1,000 lobbyists.

From Salon Aug. 11, 2024

The two peoples differ in costume, arms, industry, and every other particular.

From Travels in the Steppes of the Caspian Sea, the Crimea, the Caucasus, &c. by Xavier Hommaire de Hell




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