31.   North Korea continues arms buildup.

32.   Secretary Rafael Alunan issued the warning as he reported troop movements and an arms buildup by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front on the southern island of Mindanao.

33.   Southeast Asia is in the midst of a rapid arms buildup.

34.   The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which includes Singapore, has created a body specifically to defuse military tensions, caused in part by the arms buildup.

35.   The five-nation summit focused on regional security issues and efforts to prevent an arms buildup in Central Asia.

36.   The five-country summit focused on regional security issues and efforts to prevent an arms buildup in Central Asia.

37.   The two countries have been engaged in a multibillion-dollar arms buildup.

38.   They grumbled that his administration had failed to respond adequately to a Soviet arms buildup.

39.   Turkey and the Turkish Cypriots have criticized the recent arms buildup by the Greek Cypriot administration, especially their most recent decision to buy Russian-made surface-to-air missiles.

40.   Washington has accused the Islamic Republic of engaging in a massive arms buildup that includes efforts to acquire nuclear weapons.