arsenal

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Iran’s arsenal of land-based antiship missiles, drones, and small attack craft, not its conventional navy, poses the main threat.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

The U.S. has sent Iran a 15-point ceasefire proposal that reportedly included provisions like ending uranium enrichment, placing limits on its missile arsenal, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026

A grinning chess grandmaster with an arsenal of deadly tricks.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

Dimona hosts a facility widely believed to possess the Middle East's sole nuclear arsenal, although Israel has never confirmed possessing nuclear weapons.

From Barron's • Mar. 22, 2026

He was smiling, exhilarated, liberated and meanly enjoying a weapon he did not know lay in his arsenal.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy