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- noun A systematic, gradual
reduction in thenumber of something (especially nuclear weapons), normally by destroying more than are built
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Examples
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And, of course, you can continue to have offensive weapon builddown, as we are doing unilaterally in this country and as the Russians are doing.
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During the downsizing and defense builddown of the 1980s and early 1990s, many traditional IT professionals were laid off.
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"They propose a builddown with elimination of many existing weapons, allowing both sides to replace obsolete launchers, both sides to reach a total of five thousand deliverable warheads, that number to remain stable for five years after the three-year reduction period.
Red Storm Rising Clancy, Tom, 1947- 1986
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