Noun
a competition between nations to have the most powerful armaments
Source: WordNetWe do not have the right to forget that reactionary imperialism exists and its forces actively operate in the world, that they encourage the arms race and that they try to restore the spirit of the Cold War. Andrei Grechko
The nuclear arms race is like two sworn enemies standing waist deep in gasoline, one with three matches, the other with five. Carl Sagan
Our biggest national security threat is the environmental destruction of our planet and the arms race with ourselves. Jello Biafra
The arms race is a race between nuclear weapons and ourselves. Martin Amis
The deadly arms race, and the huge resources it absorbs, have too long overshadowed all else we must do. We must prevent that arms race from spreading to new nations, to new nuclear powers and to the reaches of outer space. John F. Kennedy
But scientists on both sides of the iron curtain played a very significant role in maintaining the momentum of the nuclear arms race throughout the four decades of the Cold War. Joseph Rotblat