Sentence examples for maintaining large arsenals from inspiring English sources

A motivating factor for both the U.S. and Russia is the cost of maintaining large arsenals of nuclear weapons.

Indeed, both sides seem intent on maintaining large nuclear arsenals in perpetuity.

Six decades of efforts to isolate North Korea have not stopped it from building and testing a nuclear arsenal, launching terrorist attacks on the South, testing missiles or maintaining large prison camps.

It maintains large permanent bases throughout Europe and Asia.

Historically, the development of defenses by one side has usually encouraged the other side to maintain a large arsenal of offensive arms to overcome the defenses.

During the American Civil War the Confederates maintained a large arsenal in the town, which served as a temporary state capital when the city of Jackson fell to Union forces in 1863.

The Russians, who are struggling to pay the costs of maintaining a large nuclear arsenal, have called for dismantling or destroying those warheads.

Quite simply, maintaining a large nuclear arsenal dedicated to perform a wide range of missions is unnecessary and contrary to the United States security interest.

Each continues to equate large arsenals with stature.

Five countries the United States, Russia (heir to the Soviet Union, Chinaa, the United Kingdom, and France operated such systems in the late 20th century, but only the first two maintained missile arsenals large enough to require strategic weapons systems of extreme complexity.

Although two of the Soviet successor states -- Ukraine and Kazakhstan -- gave up their nuclear weapons, Russia has continued to maintain its much larger arsenal.