Word: armament
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...sharp contrast to the European countries, the United States has embarked upon a sudden and extravagant orgy of shipbuilding and increase in armament. Sixteen capital ships are being built, and millions of dollars will be expended in the effort to make our navy the "biggest in the world." America is bringing naval rivalry back once more...
Second, great armaments and military establishments. The building up of great armaments has in the past at times provoked wars and induced nations to enter into wars which might not otherwise have been undertaken. Each nation which builds up a great military establishment also stimulates other nations to do the same. For this reason it is agreed in the covenant that every member nation shall enter upon a system of gradual armament reduction, under the advice and suggestion of the council of nine nations so that the reduction shall be simultaneous among all nations...
...United States shall at any time adopt any plan for the limitation of armaments proposed by the council of the League of Nations under the provisions of Article VIII, it reserves the right to increase such armament without the consent of the council whenever the United States is threatened with invasion or engaged...