munitions

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Until recently, the Scottish government would refuse to hand over public money to support munitions manufacture, prompting a warning that plans for a specialist submarine welding centre on the Clyde might be scuppered.

From BBC • Jul. 1, 2026

During World War II, the DuPont company turned its scientific and manufacturing capacity to national service, producing munitions, nylon parachutes, Lucite airplane turrets, and many other products for the war effort.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

The bulk of the funding - $67bn - is for the Defense Department, including $21bn for munitions, $17.3bn for operational costs and $12.1bn for classified programmes, said the White House.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

That took 20 months of diplomacy but didn’t cost American lives, a depletion of munitions or countless billions of dollars.

From Salon • Jun. 19, 2026

Mother was sent to work in a munitions factory while I cleaned latrines at the railroad station.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman