Federation of American Scientists
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The Federation of American Scientists is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy and advocacy organization focused on issues such as nuclear security, science policy, and government transparency.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Federation of American Scientists canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T797304 — 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: Federation of American Scientists Context triple: [Leo Szilard, memberOf, Federation of American Scientists]
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A.
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the danger of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions to global security and disarmament issues.
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B.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a collective advisory organization in the United States that provides independent, evidence-based guidance on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to policymakers and the public.
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C.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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D.
National Research Council
The National Research Council is a U.S. organization that provides independent, expert advice on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to inform public policy and decision-making.
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E.
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is a high-level advisory group of leading scientists, engineers, and technologists that provides the U.S. President with expert guidance on science, technology, and innovation policy.
- 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: Federation of American Scientists Target entity description: The Federation of American Scientists is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy and advocacy organization focused on issues such as nuclear security, science policy, and government transparency.
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A.
Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs
The Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is an international organization that brings scientists and public figures together to reduce the danger of armed conflict and seek cooperative solutions to global security and disarmament issues.
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B.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is a collective advisory organization in the United States that provides independent, evidence-based guidance on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to policymakers and the public.
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C.
Washington Institute
Washington Institute was the original name of what is now Washington University in St. Louis, a major private research university in Missouri.
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D.
National Research Council
The National Research Council is a U.S. organization that provides independent, expert advice on scientific, engineering, and medical issues to inform public policy and decision-making.
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E.
President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology
The President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology is a high-level advisory group of leading scientists, engineers, and technologists that provides the U.S. President with expert guidance on science, technology, and innovation policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advocacy organization
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nonprofit organization ⓘ policy think tank ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
greater government transparency
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reductions in nuclear risks ⓘ responsible use of science and technology ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| engagesIn |
expert testimony
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government oversight ⓘ policy advocacy ⓘ public outreach ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
arms control
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government transparency ⓘ national security policy ⓘ nonproliferation ⓘ nuclear security ⓘ public education on security issues ⓘ science policy ⓘ technology policy ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Manhattan Project scientists
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linked to:
British Mission to the Manhattan Project
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| foundedIn | 1945 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | FAS ⓘ |
| hasProgram |
Government Secrecy Project
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Nuclear Information Project ⓘ Science and Innovation policy initiatives ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| knownFor |
analysis of U.S. nuclear forces
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arms control expertise ⓘ secrecy and transparency reporting ⓘ |
| legalForm | nonprofit ⓘ |
| mission | to provide science-based analysis and solutions on security and science policy issues ⓘ |
| nonprofitStatus | 501(c)(3) ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
advocacy
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policy research ⓘ public education ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publishes |
issue analyses
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policy briefs ⓘ reports ⓘ |
| sector | civil society ⓘ |
| topicOf |
nuclear weapons policy debates
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open government discussions ⓘ |
| website | https://fas.org ⓘ |
| worksWith |
U.S. government policymakers
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academic experts ⓘ international organizations ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
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: Federation of American Scientists Description of subject: The Federation of American Scientists is a U.S.-based nonprofit policy and advocacy organization focused on issues such as nuclear security, science policy, and government transparency.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.