remilitarised
Restored military presence
Remilitarised is the past tense of remilitarise, meaning to restore military forces or capability to an area that had been demilitarised.
The term often appears in historical contexts: Hitler remilitarised the Rhineland in 1936.
British spelling; American English uses remilitarized.
Tools for fighting
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
tanks · warships · aircraft · troops · conscription · mobilization · procurement · stockpiling
Progressive increase in intensity
- provocationAct that triggers response
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
brinkmanship · hostility · threat · ultimatum · adversaries · antagonism · saber-rattling · flashpoint
Supreme independent authority
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
- NATOWestern defense organization
deterrence · containment · alliance · Rhineland · Versailles · post-war · reunification · partition
Stationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
- strongholdFortified place of defense
citadel · checkpoint · outpost · redoubt · entrenchment · barracks · watchtower · no-man's-land
weapons
Tools for fighting
- armamentsCollective military weapons
- munitionsMilitary weapons and ammunition
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
missiles · tanks · warships · aircraft · troops · conscription · mobilization · procurement · stockpiling · reserves
escalation
Progressive increase in intensity
- provocationAct that triggers response
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
crisis · brinkmanship · hostility · threat · ultimatum · adversaries · antagonism · saber-rattling · flashpoint
sovereignty
Supreme independent authority
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- sanctionsPunitive international restrictions
NATO · deterrence · containment · alliance · Rhineland · Versailles · post-war · reunification · partition
garrison
Stationed military force
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- fortificationStrengthening defenses or nutrients
- bastionFortified defensive position
stronghold · citadel · checkpoint · outpost · redoubt · entrenchment · barracks · watchtower · no-man's-land · occupation
remilitariseddemilitarised
Cleared of armed forces
demilitarized · disarmed · demilitarise · neutralised · neutralized
remilitariseddemilitarising
Removing armed forces presence
demilitarizing · disarming · decommissioning · standing down · deescalating