military buildup
Amassing armed forces
A military buildup is the rapid expansion or strengthening of armed forces—increasing troops, weapons, equipment, or defense spending.
The term often appears in discussions of international tensions: The military buildup along the border raised fears of invasion.
A buildup may be defensive preparation or aggressive posturing, depending on perspective.
- rearmamentRebuilding military capacity
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- conscriptionMandatory military enrollment
- troop surgeRapid military reinforcement
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
staging area · fighter jets · armored vehicles · remilitarize · amassing · missile systems · nuclear arsenal · supply depots · show of force · mobilization · naval fleets · officer training · combat readiness · airfields · war footing · territorial disputes · missiles · defense alliances
- China diplomacyXi Jinping, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, foreign ministry, ambassador
- International CrisesCuban Missile Crisis, Iran hostage crisis, hostage crisis, Suez Crisis, Bay of Pigs
- military posturingsaber rattling, show of force, posturing, brinkmanship, brinksmanship
- military strategycombat tactics, tactical maneuvers, war planning, defense policy, nuclear strategy
- WWI causesassassination, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, Sarajevo, militarism, alliances
- South Asian Conflictssurgical strikes, militancy, insurgency, border disputes, artillery duels
military buildupdisarmament
Reducing or eliminating weapons
demilitarization · troop withdrawal · arms reduction · decommissioning · denuclearization
military builduppeace initiative
Plan to resolve hostilities
détente · arms control · nonproliferation · de-escalation · diplomatic engagement
military buildupdemobilization
Ending wartime military readiness
peace dividend · peace initiative · détente · diplomatic engagement · rapprochement