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To Counter Russia, U.S. Signals Nuclear Arms Are Back in a Big Way By DAVID E. SANGER and WILLIAM J. BROAD A new nuclear policy issued by the Trump administration, which vows to counter a rush by the Russians to modernize their forces, is touching off a new kind of nuclear arms race.

Wal-Mart Tests Mobile Checkout

Wal-Mart is testing a checkout system that allows shoppers to use their mobile phones to scan items as they walk through stores and pay at self-service kiosks, skipping the cashiers' lines.

Fujitsu Supercomputer Is No. 1

A Japanese supercomputer built by Fujitsu grabbed the title of world's best-performing machine from a Chinese competitor, returning Japan to the top of the computer arms race for the first time in seven years.

軍備競賽 arms raceStepping Up Smartphone Checkouts

While companies are betting that smartphones soon will be able to carry out transactions at store-checkout counters, Silicon Valley start-up Naratte says it is possible for current models to handle payments.

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At Checkout, More Ways to Avoid Cash or Plastic
By CLAIRE CAIN MILLERInstead of leather wallets, consumers could some day carry virtual wallets, with their credit card and bank information stored on remote computers.


President Obama said the United States is engaged in an "educational arms race" with growing nations such as China and India, and cannot afford to lose if the economy is to recover. "The nation that educates its children the best will be the nation that leads the global economy in the 21st century," Obama said during brief remarks in the White House Rose Garden. Obama singled out one weapon in particular: a college education tax credit set to expire at the end of the year. The president called on Congress to extend the credit that covers college tuition of up to $10,000 over four years."We've got to make sure that in good times or bad, our families can invest in their children's future and in the future of our country," Obama said during the speech that followed a meeting with a group of college students and their parents. The article is in USA Today.

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Arms race | Britannica.com

https://www.britannica.com/topic/arms-race

Arms race, a pattern of competitive acquisition of military capability between two or more countries. The term is often used quite loosely to refer to any military buildup or spending increases by a group of countries. This definition requires that there be a competitive nature to this buildup, often reflecting an adversarial ...

  self-service

[名][U][形]セルフサービス（の）

a self-service gas station
セルフサービスのガソリンスタンド

self-service banking
セルフサービス銀行業.