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stockpile

[stok-pahyl] / ˈstɒkˌpaɪl /




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Importers will need to rebuild depleted crude-oil reserves and stockpile more naphtha, jet fuel and other oil-derived products to prepare for another shock.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

During the Strait of Hormuz crisis, Seoul responded with serious statecraft — strategic stockpile swaps, diplomatic procurement missions, rapid diversification.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 4, 2026

These far-out demands distract from the intractable issues that still must be resolved, such as Iran’s uranium stockpile and control over the Strait of Hormuz.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Under the proposed deal, Iran would restore the strait to its prewar status as a free and open international waterway, while both sides entered 60 days of negotiations over the removal of Iran’s nuclear stockpile.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

Today, arms control agreements have lowered the global nuclear stockpile to about thirteen thousand, mostly in the hands of Russia and the United States.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin




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