Armaments Race
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"Armaments Race" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, known for its humorous take on escalating technological competition and unintended consequences.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Armaments Race canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805525 — 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: Armaments Race Context triple: [Tales from the White Hart, containsStory, Armaments Race]
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A.
Resource Wars
Resource Wars is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that analyzes how competition over scarce natural resources drives international conflict and shapes global security.
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B.
World Competition
World Competition is the main international competitive section of the Montreal World Film Festival, showcasing feature films from around the globe vying for top awards.
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C.
The Game of Disarmament
The Game of Disarmament is a seminal book on nuclear disarmament and arms control written by Swedish diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Alva Myrdal.
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D.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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E.
Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
- 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: Armaments Race Target entity description: "Armaments Race" is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, known for its humorous take on escalating technological competition and unintended consequences.
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A.
Resource Wars
Resource Wars is a nonfiction book by Michael Klare that analyzes how competition over scarce natural resources drives international conflict and shapes global security.
-
B.
World Competition
World Competition is the main international competitive section of the Montreal World Film Festival, showcasing feature films from around the globe vying for top awards.
-
C.
The Game of Disarmament
The Game of Disarmament is a seminal book on nuclear disarmament and arms control written by Swedish diplomat and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Alva Myrdal.
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D.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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E.
Border War
Border War is a historic college sports rivalry primarily between the University of Missouri and the University of Kansas, spanning multiple sports and rooted in longstanding regional and cultural tensions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| centralConflict | competition to develop more spectacular armaments ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
showmanship in warfare
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technological escalation ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fictionalTheme |
arms race
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escalating technological competition ⓘ military-industrial complex satire ⓘ unintended consequences of technology ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasFictionalElement |
advanced weapon technology
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special effects arms race ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Armaments
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Race ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryTone |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePurpose |
comic exploration of military technology
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critique of arms race logic ⓘ |
| partOf |
Arthur C. Clarke short fiction corpus
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linked to:
Arthur C. Clarke bibliography
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| settingType | futuristic ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| workType | short story ⓘ |
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