On Thermonuclear War
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On Thermonuclear War is a 1960 book by strategist Herman Kahn that analyzes the logic, strategy, and potential consequences of nuclear warfare, controversially arguing that nuclear war could be planned for and, to some extent, survived.
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| On Thermonuclear War canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22037056 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Thermonuclear War Context triple: [Herman Kahn, notableWork, On Thermonuclear War]
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A.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
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B.
Defense in the Nuclear Age
Defense in the Nuclear Age is a seminal work of military and strategic analysis that examines how the advent of nuclear weapons transformed concepts of defense, deterrence, and international security policy.
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C.
The Nuclear Age
The Nuclear Age is a novel by Tim O'Brien that explores the psychological and social fallout of living under the shadow of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War.
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D.
Nuclear Winter
Nuclear Winter is a now-retired battle royale–style game mode that was added as a major multiplayer-focused expansion to Fallout 76.
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E.
Dharma and the Bomb
"Dharma and the Bomb" is a song by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, known for its fast tempo and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: On Thermonuclear War Target entity description: On Thermonuclear War is a 1960 book by strategist Herman Kahn that analyzes the logic, strategy, and potential consequences of nuclear warfare, controversially arguing that nuclear war could be planned for and, to some extent, survived.
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A.
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner
The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner is Daniel Ellsberg’s memoir and exposé detailing the dangers, secrecy, and systemic flaws of U.S. nuclear war planning during the Cold War.
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B.
Defense in the Nuclear Age
Defense in the Nuclear Age is a seminal work of military and strategic analysis that examines how the advent of nuclear weapons transformed concepts of defense, deterrence, and international security policy.
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C.
The Nuclear Age
The Nuclear Age is a novel by Tim O'Brien that explores the psychological and social fallout of living under the shadow of nuclear annihilation during the Cold War.
-
D.
Nuclear Winter
Nuclear Winter is a now-retired battle royale–style game mode that was added as a major multiplayer-focused expansion to Fallout 76.
-
E.
Dharma and the Bomb
"Dharma and the Bomb" is a song by the American punk rock band Bad Religion, known for its fast tempo and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.