Zhang Zhidong

I understand that the tendency of foreign countries in recent years has been to establish particularly close relations with one or two others among all the countries which have general relations. In time of peace, they make secret treaties in advance, and in wartime, they aid one another with military provisions and armaments.

Chinese Politician

Eric Burdon

I feel great that I've been given a chance in the golden years of my life. To me, it's the last battle, and I've been given a chance to get stuck in some good armament, some good power, and there's a chance that now I can finish off my working years with my head held high.

British Musician

Thor Heyerdahl

We must wake up to the insane reality of our time. We are all irresponsible, unless we demand from the responsible decision makers that modern armaments must no longer be made available to people whose former battle axes and swords our ancestors condemned.

Norwegian Explorer

Henry Campbell-Bannerman

We have to admit that, notwithstanding all the efforts in which governments and peoples have participated, no corresponding change has been wrought in the aspect of the world's armaments.

British Politician

Ludwig Quidde

Every success in limiting armaments is a sign that the will to achieve mutual understanding exists, and every such success thus supports the fight for international law and order.

German Critic

Frank B. Kellogg

Competition in armament, both land and naval, is not only a terrible burden upon the people, but I believe it to be one of the greatest menaces to the peace of the world.

American Politician

Woodrow Wilson

The question of armaments, whether on land or sea, is the most immediately and intensely practical question connected with the future fortunes of nations and of mankind.

American President

Hjalmar Schacht

With the aid of this credit policy, however, Germany created an armament second to none, and this armament in turn made possible the results of our policy.

German Economist

Randal Cremer

All the vested interests and people who profit by war will - with the journals they control - resolutely oppose any reduction of armaments.

English Politician

Will Hurd

Having served in both Pakistan and India, I'm familiar with how their nuclear armament influenced regional stability.

Used in military or political discussions, usually related to defense or warfare.

Context Specific

'Armament' can refer to one weapon or many, acting as a collective noun.

Collective Term

The term can imply a vast range and large quantities of weapons, not just a few.

Scale and Scope

Refers to the urgent and expansive efforts to prepare military forces for conflict.

Wartime Significance

Usually requires governmental or authority decisions and is not an individual action.

Government Action

Understanding historical conflicts can contextualize how armament has evolved.

Historical Context

 armaments but thousands of years ago wild boar used an even better weapon to survive their brain when civilization was young wild boar formed a strategic relationship and started living with humans

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 The buffalo, with their heavy armament, have won this particular battle. But the war on the plains is a never-ending one.

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 armies and armaments, software companies and spaceships

Armament

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Collective Term

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