Synonyms for arms race
arm·s race

Princeton's WordNet

1. arms racenoun

   a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments

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1. Congresswoman Gabbard:

   As President, I will immediately begin work to end this new Cold War and nuclear arms race, end our interventionist foreign policy of carrying out wasteful regime change wars, and instead redirect our precious resources towards serving the needs of the people right here at home.

2. Lindsey Graham:

   Getting a bad deal with Iran is the worst possible outcome because it's going to start a nuclear arms race, and under the agreement they're talking about, you're ensuring they're going to become a nuclear power, the goal was to dismantle their program.

3. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov:

   We warn that at some stage of the development of the American missile defence systems, we will have to take adequate measures to ensure our own security, we don't intend to get drawn into an expensive arms race but we will provide the defensive capabilities of our country reliably.

4. Scott Walker:

   The Islamic Republic of Iran -- the world’s leading state sponsor of terrorism -- is on the march throughout the Middle East, president Obama’s deal … risks provoking a nuclear arms race in the most volatile region of the world, one that threatens the survival of our closest regional ally Israel and our key Arab partners.

5. Matt Bennett:

   I do think there's a bit of an arms race underway.