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a place where military arms are stored
sent the ordnance officer to the arsenal for weapons
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Unprecedented airstrikes over the next two weeks destroyed two-thirds of Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenals, and killed almost all of its senior leadership as well as many mid-level commanders.
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Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Oct. 2024
Israel then launched unprecedented air strikes that destroyed large parts of Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenals and killed many of its senior and mid-level commanders.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
For starters, both sides might feel free to shoot off their conventional arsenals under the assumption that their nuclear arsenals would shield them from crippling retaliation.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2021
Barak Ravid, Axios, 6 Oct. 2024
Israel then launched unprecedented air strikes that destroyed large parts of Hezbollah's rocket and missile arsenals and killed many of its senior and mid-level commanders.
—Barak Ravid, Axios, 1 Oct. 2024
For starters, both sides might feel free to shoot off their conventional arsenals under the assumption that their nuclear arsenals would shield them from crippling retaliation.
—Hal Brands, Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2021
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“Arsenals.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/arsenals. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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