President of the United States to control export of defense articles
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The President of the United States to control export of defense articles is the executive authority empowered to regulate and oversee the international transfer of U.S. military equipment and related technologies for national security and foreign policy purposes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| President of the United States to control export of defense articles canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2478567 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President of the United States to control export of defense articles Context triple: [Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions), authorizes, President of the United States to control export of defense articles]
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A.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy
The Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy is a U.S. State Department office that develops and oversees policies governing the export and transfer of defense-related articles and services.
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B.
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.
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C.
U.S. Foreign Military Sales
U.S. Foreign Military Sales is a U.S. government program that facilitates the sale of American defense equipment, services, and training to foreign governments through government-to-government agreements.
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D.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing
The Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing is a U.S. State Department office responsible for reviewing and approving export license applications for defense articles and services under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
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E.
In Defense of the National Interest
In Defense of the National Interest is a seminal work of realist international relations theory in which Hans Morgenthau critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues for a sober, power-based understanding of national interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: President of the United States to control export of defense articles Target entity description: The President of the United States to control export of defense articles is the executive authority empowered to regulate and oversee the international transfer of U.S. military equipment and related technologies for national security and foreign policy purposes.
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A.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy
The Office of Defense Trade Controls Policy is a U.S. State Department office that develops and oversees policies governing the export and transfer of defense-related articles and services.
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B.
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
The Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions) is a U.S. federal legal framework that regulates the international trade, export, and transfer of firearms and related defense articles to protect national security and support foreign policy objectives.
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C.
U.S. Foreign Military Sales
U.S. Foreign Military Sales is a U.S. government program that facilitates the sale of American defense equipment, services, and training to foreign governments through government-to-government agreements.
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D.
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing
The Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing is a U.S. State Department office responsible for reviewing and approving export license applications for defense articles and services under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR).
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E.
In Defense of the National Interest
In Defense of the National Interest is a seminal work of realist international relations theory in which Hans Morgenthau critiques U.S. foreign policy and argues for a sober, power-based understanding of national interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive power
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export control authority ⓘ legal authority ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
U.S. persons worldwide
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brokering of defense articles and services ⓘ exports from the United States ⓘ temporary imports of defense articles ⓘ |
| can |
approve export licenses for defense articles
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deny export licenses for defense articles ⓘ impose export controls on specific countries ⓘ impose export controls on specific end users ⓘ impose export controls on specific items ⓘ revoke export licenses for defense articles ⓘ suspend export licenses for defense articles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| defines |
United States Munitions List
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linked to:
International Traffic in Arms Regulations
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| delegatedTo |
Secretary of Commerce
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linked to:
Secretary of Commerce of the United States
Secretary of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of Defense
Secretary of State ⓘ
linked to:
United States Secretary of State
|
| empoweredBy | United States Congress ⓘ |
| enforcedBy |
Homeland Security Investigations
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United States Department of Justice ⓘ United States Department of State ⓘ |
| exercisesPowerThrough |
Bureau of Political-Military Affairs
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Directorate of Defense Trade Controls ⓘ
linked to:
Office of Defense Trade Controls Licensing
National Security Council ⓘ United States Department of Commerce ⓘ
linked to:
U.S. Department of Commerce
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
United States Department of State ⓘ |
| legalBasis |
22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.
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Arms Export Control Act ⓘ International Traffic in Arms Regulations ⓘ Section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintain qualitative military edge of U.S. allies when appropriate
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prevent proliferation of sensitive military technology ⓘ protect United States national security ⓘ support United States foreign policy ⓘ |
| regulates |
defense articles
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defense services ⓘ international transfer of U.S. defense technologies ⓘ international transfer of U.S. military equipment ⓘ related technical data ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Export Administration Regulations
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International Traffic in Arms Regulations ⓘ United States Munitions List ⓘ |
| scopeIncludes |
direct commercial sales of defense articles
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government-to-government foreign military sales ⓘ retransfers of U.S.-origin defense articles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: President of the United States to control export of defense articles Description of subject: The President of the United States to control export of defense articles is the executive authority empowered to regulate and oversee the international transfer of U.S. military equipment and related technologies for national security and foreign policy purposes.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Arms Export Control Act (firearms provisions)
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authorizes
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President of the United States to control export of defense articles
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