Thesaurus results for ARSENALS

arsenals

noun

plural of arsenal

as in armories

a place where military arms are stored sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons

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Recent Examples of arsenals Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals’ drills as a pretext to ramp up testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for the reclusive North Korean leader. — Konstantin Toropin, Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2026 Experts say North Korea has often used its rivals' drills as a pretext to ramp up its testing activities to expand its weapons arsenals and promote public support for leader Kim Jong Un. — ABC News, 13 Aug. 2026 True peace requires restraining both nuclear and conventional arsenals. — William Hartung, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 First isolated in the 1940s by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, plutonium has been widely used to build nuclear arsenals by multiple countries. — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 30 June 2026 Israel and some Gulf states also have the bomb in their arsenals. — Gianluca Mezzofiore, CNN Money, 11 June 2026 Iran’s proxies in Iraq also possess advanced arsenals, including ballistic missiles and anti-aircraft weapons. — Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 19 May 2026 Yet deliberate hot war still ranks as the least likely of the five traps, because nuclear arsenals and deep commercial ties make escalation catastrophically expensive for both governments. — Newsweek Editors, MSNBC Newsweek, 14 May 2026 But the core disputes were left unresolved, and, in the interim, Iran gained time to rebuild its weapons arsenals and defenses, preparing for a potential wider conflict. — Sudarsan Raghavan, New Yorker, 12 May 2026

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The work is part of a larger effort statewide to update the National Guard’s armories, as renovations in recent years have either been completed or are planned at many readiness centers, including those in Brainerd, New Ulm, Marshall, Moorhead and Fergus Falls.

— Elliot Mann, Twin Cities, 29 May 2026
Israel and Hezbollah agreed to a ceasefire a year ago, but Israel — which says the group has been rebuilding its armories, and that Lebanon is failing in its commitment to disarm it — has ramped up attacks against Hezbollah in recent days.

— Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 24 Nov. 2025

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In Brovary and Boryspil, cities in the Kyiv region, the aerial attacks struck several warehouses and four people were wounded, said Tymur Tkachenko, head of the regional military administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 31 Aug. 2026
Recent strikes have damaged numerous warehouses across Kyiv and the wider region, including facilities storing books, food and other consumer goods.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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Russian drones hit three major distribution centers, destroying depots belonging to a toy store chain and a confectionery company, and damaging another run by an electronics retailer, the companies said.

— Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026
And their shock turned to anger when the United States bombed Iranian water storage facilities and Israel struck Iranian oil depots.

— MARC LYNCH, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026

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