remilitarize
Rebuild military capacity
Remilitarize means to restore military forces or installations to a region after they have been removed or prohibited.
The term typically appears in geopolitical contexts: Germany remilitarized the Rhineland in 1936.
A demilitarized zone becomes remilitarized when troops or weapons return to it.
After hostilities end
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- treaty violationBreaking a formal agreement
- RhinelandWestern German river region
Versailles · interwar · reconstitution · war reparations · Weimar · peace treaty · war guilt
Tools for fighting
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
- warshipsMilitary combat vessels
fighter jets · submarines · drones · nuclear arsenal · munitions · armored vehicles · weapons stockpile · ballistic missiles
Rebuilding military capacity
- defense spendingGovernment outlay for armed forces
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
- allianceFormal union of parties
sanctions · diplomacy · doctrine · deterrence · sovereignty · coalition · multilateral · unilateral
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
- garrisonStationed military force
- refortifyMake strong again
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
- strongholdFortified place of defense
bastion · outpost · strategic position · entrenchment · citadel · barricade · checkpoint · perimeter
Progressive increase in intensity
- provocationAct that triggers response
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
- hostilityAntagonistic disposition toward others
conflict · friction · distrust · saber-rattling · brinkmanship · threat · antagonism · flashpoint
postwar
After hostilities end
- occupationOne's regular paid work
- armisticeAgreement to cease hostilities
- treaty violationBreaking a formal agreement
Rhineland · Versailles · interwar · reconstitution · war reparations · Weimar · peace treaty · war guilt
weapons
Tools for fighting
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
- missilesSelf-propelled guided weapons
- tanksStorage vessels for liquids
warships · fighter jets · submarines · drones · nuclear arsenal · munitions · armored vehicles · weapons stockpile · ballistic missiles · air defense systems
rearmament
Rebuilding military capacity
- defense spendingGovernment outlay for armed forces
- arms raceEscalating weapons accumulation between nations
- geopoliticsGeography's role in statecraft
alliance · sanctions · diplomacy · doctrine · deterrence · sovereignty · coalition · multilateral · unilateral · conscription
fortification
Strengthening defenses or nutrients
stronghold · bastion · outpost · strategic position · entrenchment · citadel · barricade · checkpoint · perimeter · security zone
escalation
Progressive increase in intensity
- provocationAct that triggers response
- standoffUnresolved confrontation between opponents
- crisisDecisive dangerous moment
hostility · conflict · friction · distrust · saber-rattling · brinkmanship · threat · antagonism · flashpoint · Cold War
remilitarizedemilitarize
Remove armed forces
disarm · demobilize · disarmament · demilitarization · decommission
remilitarizepacify
To calm agitation
neutralize · make peace · de-escalate · demobilize · normalize