N-SING An arms race is a situation in which two countries or groups of countries are continually trying to get more and better weapons than each other. 军备竞赛
The missile-reduction treaty makes sweeping cuts, but the arms race isn't over by a long shot.
削减导弹条约引起大范围的裁减，但是军备竞赛根本没有结束。
这是一场军备竞赛。
One thing that seemed to worry Theresa Hitchens is that the new weapon could increase the danger of a space arms race.
特雷莎·希钦斯似乎担心的一件事是，这种新武器可能会增加太空军备竞赛的危险。
"I firmly believe it is in Iran's interest not to develop nuclear weapons, because it would trigger a nuclear arms race in the Middle East and be profoundly destabilizing in all sorts of ways."
VOA: special.2009.05.23
Clinton said Venezuela's arms acquisitions outpace those of all other South American countries and raise questions about a possible regional arms race.
VOA: standard.2009.09.15
He spoke through an interpreter. "Not only is our country worried, but we have already expressed time and again our position against an arms race.
VOA: standard.2009.09.15
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