stockpile 復習
イエメンの武装組織がサウジアラビア首都に向けて弾道ミサイルを発射しましたが、サウジアラビアの空軍は迎撃したと発表しました。
Saudi Arabia says it shot down ballistic missile from Yemen
Saudi Arabia says it shot down a ballistic missile fired by Shiite rebels and their allies in Yemen during the kingdom's National Day.
A statement carried early Sunday by the state-run Saudi Press Agency said the missile targeted Khamis Mushait, a city in southwestern Saudi Arabia that's home to the King Khalid Air Base.
The statement says the missile "was intercepted and destroyed without any casualties" and Saudi forces later attacked the missile's launch site inside of Yemen.
A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting Shiite rebels known as Houthis in Yemen since March 2015. The Houthis and their allies have access to a stockpile of Soviet-era Scud missiles and locally designed variants.
The war has killed more than 10,000 civilians. The United Nations has criticized Saudi-led airstrikes for killing civilians.
http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/saudi-arabia-shot-ballistic-missile-yemen-50053188
取り上げる単語は"stockpile"です。『ジーニアス英和辞典』第４版（大修館）で調べてみると、「（非常時、不足時に備えての）食料、備蓄、核兵器保有量」とあり、動詞で「貯蔵する」という意味もあります。LDOCEでは、"a large supply of things that is kept ready for use in the future"と定義されています。ここでは「核兵器保有量」という意味で使われています。(Akim)
