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Representatives from France, Italy, Japan, the United States, and the United Kingdom signed the Washington Naval Treaty (pictured), agreeing to limits on naval construction in the hopes of preventing an arms race.
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Washington Naval Treaty
1922 pact by the Allies of WWI
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Arms race
Competition between two or more parties to have superior armed forces
An arms race occurs when two or more groups compete in military superiority. It consists of a competition between two or more states to have superior armed forces, concerning production of weapons, the growth of a military, and the aim of superior military technology. Unlike a…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)