War machine  

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Ritterburg / Felsenschloß (1828) by Karl Friedrich Lessing
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Ritterburg / Felsenschloß (1828) by Karl Friedrich Lessing

"In short, the fortresses of the Middle Ages replaced primitive welcomes and sacred ancient hospitality with permanent social rejection as the primary necessity for the workings of the war machine."--Speed and Politics (1977) by Paul Virilio

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  1. An individual weapon for war belonging to a nation's military.
    The United States has a powerful war machine at each one of their army bases.
  2. The military resources of a belligerent country considered as a whole
    The German war machine was more powerful than that of the allies at the start of the war.

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