arms race
noun
: a race between hostile nations to accumulate or develop weapons
broadly
: an ever escalating race or competition
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The Manhattan Project, while harnessing nuclear energy, sparked an arms race that nearly brought humanity to disaster during the Cold War.
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Amir Hayeri, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Colin Demarest Oct 30, 2024 - Technology Exclusive: How Saronic slots into the unmanned arms race
To Dino Mavrookas, a single good boat doesn't matter.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
And, just as significantly, this argument de-emphasizes the possibility of collaborating with adversaries on limiting military AI systems, favoring arms race over arms control.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Ronald Reagan brokered agreements with Moscow to slow the arms race.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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Amir Hayeri, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Colin Demarest Oct 30, 2024 - Technology Exclusive: How Saronic slots into the unmanned arms race
To Dino Mavrookas, a single good boat doesn't matter.
—Colin Demarest, Axios, 20 Nov. 2024
And, just as significantly, this argument de-emphasizes the possibility of collaborating with adversaries on limiting military AI systems, favoring arms race over arms control.
—Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
Ronald Reagan brokered agreements with Moscow to slow the arms race.
—Dan Caldwell, Foreign Affairs, 13 Nov. 2024
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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