weaponism

English

Etymology

weapon +‎ -ism

Noun

weaponism (uncountable)

1. (rare) A focus on weaponry.
   • 1997, Chinese Communist modernization problems, page 54:

     The paper added that this necessity has little to do with "weaponism" — a theory that weapons are all that matters.

   • 2005, Sam Siber, Second-rate nation:

     […] declared war against "high-tech weaponism."

Related terms

• weaponist