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* In the ''Discworld'' novel ''[[Discworld/Night Watch|Night Watch]]'', the leader of a rebellion in Ankh-Morpork reflects that due to the anti-weaponry laws, his makeshift army doesn't have much in the way of real weapons—a few heirlooms passed down by veteran ancestors—but then, when his army consists of stevedores, longshoremen, butchers, and blacksmiths you pretty much have all the heavy or sharp objects you need. And if he ordered them to about face they'd make hash of themselves.
* In [[James H. Schmitz]]'s story ''The Tuvela'' (AKA ''The Demon Breed''), a research biologist and a elderly researcher defeat an advance force of the Parahuan, intent on probing the defences of the Federation. {{spoiler|Mutant otters are her real ace in the hole.}}
* [[Iain Banks|Iain M. Banks]] ''
** Aesop: When you have trouble with your neighbors and are able to quasi-instantly drop items into existence across star systems, consider sending them anti-matter.
** It even happens on an individual level: the ''Sleeper Service'' appears to be a mildly eccentric GSV which has spent 40 years wandering the galaxy as a storage vessel for [[Human Popsicle]]s. In fact it's {{spoiler|an agent of Special Circumstances and has spent those 40 years not only constructing an armada of remote-controlled battleships and a full wartime weapons suite, but also making arrangements to offload its 'official' cargo and convert its entire internal volume to engines, transforming itself into the most heavily armed and fastest vessel in the entire Culture in a matter of days.}}
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