The phrase "acquisition of weapons" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the process of obtaining or gaining possession of weapons, often in legal, military, or political discussions.
Example: "The government has implemented stricter regulations to control the acquisition of weapons by civilians."
Alternatives: "procurement of arms" or "purchase of weaponry".
Inspections are a proven nonviolent and internationally supported method of thwarting Iraq's acquisition of weapons materials and technology.
Al-Qaeda's leader, Osama bin Laden, has called the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction a "religious duty".
He studied Al Qaeda's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and even spent a few months (while employed by the defense contractor Lockheed Martin) at Guantánamo Bay.
He wrote that Arab populations did not object to Iraq's acquisition of weapons of mass destruction because Israel had nuclear arms.
Similarly, the complexity of the plan, acquisition of weapons and explosives, and involvement of at least 7 individuals indicates that this operation was not organised overnight.
Most terrorists, moreover, still operate within self-imposed constraints, whereas Mr bin Laden regards the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction as a religious duty.
"Unless you are able to control the actual acquisition of weapon-usable material, you are not able to control proliferation," he said in recent interview.
The Systems Engineering method is increasingly recognized as a central in the Acquisition of Weapon Systems in South Korea.
As with North Korea, whose nuclear weapons program could lead, if it continues, to the acquisition of nuclear weapons by South Korea, Japan and Taiwan, the United States fears that an Iranian program could lead to nuclear ambitions by Iran's neighbors.
The president said Iran's acquisition of nuclear weapons would ignite an arms race in the Middle East, raise the specter of nuclear weapons falling into the hands of terrorists, and allow Iran to behave with impunity in the region.
The regime in Tehran has consistently stressed Iran's opposition to the acquisition of nuclear weapons, primarily on religious grounds – Supreme Leader Khamenei's fatwa prohibiting the use of nuclear weapons is held up as evidence of this position.
