policy of enriching the country and strengthening the military
Historical term referring to a national policy, especially associated with the Meiji era, aiming to build a wealthy nation with a strong army.
The Meiji government promoted a policy of enriching the country and strengthening the military.
富国強兵 is the general concept of 'enrich the country, strengthen the military', while 富国強兵策 specifically refers to the policy or plan based on that concept.
Compound of 富国 (fukoku, 'enrich the country'), 強兵 (kyōhei, 'strengthen the military'), and 策 (saku, 'policy'). The phrase originates from the Meiji period slogan '富国強兵'.