Providing weapons or military equipment to someone; preparing for conflict; or equipping with something needed.
From Latin 'arma' (weapons) through Old French 'armer.' The word has both literal (weapons) and figurative (equipping) uses.
The arms trade is worth over $400 billion annually—some countries have made more money from arming others than from their own resources, creating complex geopolitical dependencies.
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