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. Monday Trump said ultimately:

   This move has the potential to somewhat destabilize the current strategic balance in Europe, though I would be surprised if it led to a major arms race : I suspect both the Monday Trump said ultimately and Russians will continue to do more or less what they are currently doing.

2. Michael Kagan:

   It would be healthier for our society if CEOs were paid less, you have this arms race, where people look at peers to see the pay is fair, so pay is raised year after year.

3. Peter Dean:

   If there is an arms race in the Indo-Pacific, there is only one country that is racing, and that is China.

4. Vladimir Putin:

   I fully agree with him -- however, to prevent a possible arms [ race ], we should think about it, we should do something about it, give corresponding instructions to our Foreign Ministry and the US State Department.

5. Matt Bennett:

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