English-French translations for arms race

• course aux armements
  C’est la course aux armements dans toute sa splendeur. This is the arms race at its best.
  Je suis moi aussi très sceptique face à une course aux armements. I too, however, am sceptical about an arms race.
  Nous ne souhaitons pas retomber dans une nouvelle course aux armements. We do not want to relapse into a fresh arms race.

Definition of arms race

• A competition for military supremacy between two powers, especially for the most weapons and the best military technology

Related words

• arms trade
• comrade in arms
• Craven Arms