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 Race That Can’t Be Won A new nuclear arms race is beginning.
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The New York Review of Books, 27 Sep. 2024
The arms race of jammers versus drone communications is an ongoing one and systems are constantly upgraded to prevent them from becoming useless.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Nevertheless, camouflage in the modern sense only emerged in the modern era, as a defensive front in the global arms race.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, deploying more technologies to combat AI cheating will only prolong the student-teacher arms race.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
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The New York Review of Books, 27 Sep. 2024
The arms race of jammers versus drone communications is an ongoing one and systems are constantly upgraded to prevent them from becoming useless.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Nevertheless, camouflage in the modern sense only emerged in the modern era, as a defensive front in the global arms race.
—Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2024
In the meantime, deploying more technologies to combat AI cheating will only prolong the student-teacher arms race.
—Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 19 Aug. 2024
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“Arms race.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arms%20race. Accessed 8 Oct. 2024.
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