rearmament
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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine changed that, kick-starting the biggest rearmament effort on the continent since the the fall of the Berlin Wall.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 19, 2026
Baldwin, one of Churchill’s predecessors as British prime minister, had slow-walked the country’s rearmament during the 1930s while Nazi Germany was building up, leaving Britain unprepared when World War II broke out.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
She tours major international defence shows, negotiates with arms manufacturers and takes part in discussions on Europe's rearmament.
From Barron's ● Jul. 24, 2026
In the lead for the Financial Times are Nato Chief Mark Rutte's comments that "Europe's rearmament is sustaining 195,000 US defence jobs".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
In July of 1950, we began our rapid rearmament, and for two years held very close to a pay-as-we-go policy.
From State of the Union Address by Harry S. Truman
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