Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
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The Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s next-generation Trident-armed deterrent vessels designed to replace the Vanguard class and maintain the country’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrence.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines Context triple: [Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom, deliveryPlatform, Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines]
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Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines that form the seaborne leg of its strategic deterrent force.
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Virginia-class submarine
The Virginia-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines used by the United States Navy, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions with advanced stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities.
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Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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Columbia-class submarine
The Columbia-class submarine is the U.S. Navy’s next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine designed to replace the aging Ohio-class as the backbone of America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines Target entity description: The Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s next-generation Trident-armed deterrent vessels designed to replace the Vanguard class and maintain the country’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrence.
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Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed submarines that form the seaborne leg of its strategic deterrent force.
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B.
Virginia-class submarine
The Virginia-class submarine is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines used by the United States Navy, designed for a broad range of open-ocean and littoral missions with advanced stealth, surveillance, and strike capabilities.
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C.
Delta-class submarine
The Delta-class submarine is a series of Soviet nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines developed during the Cold War to enhance the USSR’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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D.
Columbia-class submarine
The Columbia-class submarine is the U.S. Navy’s next-generation nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine designed to replace the aging Ohio-class as the backbone of America’s sea-based nuclear deterrent.
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E.
Victoria-class submarine
The Victoria-class submarine is a class of diesel-electric attack submarines originally built for the Royal Navy as the Upholder class and later modernized and operated by the Royal Canadian Navy for coastal defense, surveillance, and training.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines Description of subject: The Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines are the United Kingdom’s next-generation Trident-armed deterrent vessels designed to replace the Vanguard class and maintain the country’s continuous at-sea nuclear deterrence.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Nuclear weapons policy of the United Kingdom
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deliveryPlatform
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Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
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Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarines
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subject surface form:
Vanguard-class ballistic missile submarine
this entity surface form:
Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarine
United Kingdom defence policy
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nuclearSystem
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Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
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this entity surface form:
Dreadnought-class ballistic missile submarines
Dreadnought-class submarine
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successorTo
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Dreadnought-class nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarines
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this entity surface form:
Continuous At-Sea Deterrent submarines of the Vanguard class
Common Missile Compartment
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this entity surface form:
UK Dreadnought-class SSBN program