Operation Buster–Jangle
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Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at the Nevada Test Site to study weapon effects and military tactics in a nuclear battlefield environment.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Buster–Jangle canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4080567 — 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: Operation Buster–Jangle Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons testing, hasPart, Operation Buster–Jangle]
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A.
Operation Slapstick
Operation Slapstick was a World War II Allied amphibious landing at the Italian port of Taranto in September 1943, conducted as part of the broader Italian Campaign following Italy’s armistice.
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B.
High Jinks
High Jinks is a 1913 Broadway musical comedy, with music by Rudolf Friml, known for its lighthearted plot and early success in his theatrical career.
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C.
Ballbreaker
Ballbreaker is a hard rock studio album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1995 and known for its raw, blues-influenced sound and the return of drummer Phil Rudd.
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D.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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E.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
- 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: Operation Buster–Jangle Target entity description: Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at the Nevada Test Site to study weapon effects and military tactics in a nuclear battlefield environment.
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A.
Operation Slapstick
Operation Slapstick was a World War II Allied amphibious landing at the Italian port of Taranto in September 1943, conducted as part of the broader Italian Campaign following Italy’s armistice.
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B.
High Jinks
High Jinks is a 1913 Broadway musical comedy, with music by Rudolf Friml, known for its lighthearted plot and early success in his theatrical career.
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C.
Ballbreaker
Ballbreaker is a hard rock studio album by Australian band AC/DC, released in 1995 and known for its raw, blues-influenced sound and the return of drummer Phil Rudd.
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D.
Runaround
"Runaround" is a seminal science fiction short story by Isaac Asimov that famously introduced and explored the Three Laws of Robotics through a malfunctioning robot on Mercury.
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E.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
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nuclear test series ⓘ |
| codenameComponent |
Buster
ⓘ
Jangle ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endDate | 1951-11-29 ⓘ |
| era | early Cold War ⓘ |
| includesTest |
Able (Buster–Jangle)
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Baker (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ Charlie (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ Dog (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ Easy (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ Sugar (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ Uncle (Buster–Jangle) ⓘ |
| involvedTroopExercises | yes ⓘ |
| location |
Nevada National Security Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site
|
| militaryParticipants |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Air Force
United States Army ⓘ
surface form:
U.S. Army
|
| notableTest |
Uncle (Buster–Jangle)
ⓘ
surface form:
Buster–Jangle Uncle
|
| numberOfTests | 7 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
United States nuclear weapons testing
ⓘ
surface form:
United States nuclear weapons testing program
|
| predecessor | Operation Greenhouse ⓘ |
| primaryFocus |
radiation exposure of troops in field conditions
ⓘ
weapon effects on military equipment ⓘ |
| purpose |
develop military tactics for nuclear battlefield
ⓘ
study nuclear weapon effects ⓘ |
| relatedProgram |
Operation Desert Rock I
ⓘ
Operation Desert Rock I ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Desert Rock II
Operation Desert Rock III ⓘ |
| safetyStandards | 1950s U.S. nuclear test protocols ⓘ |
| startDate | 1951-10-22 ⓘ |
| successor | Operation Tumbler–Snapper ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| testSiteArea |
Nevada National Security Site
ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 1
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 10
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 2
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 3
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 7
Nevada National Security Site ⓘ
surface form:
Nevada Test Site Area 9
|
| testSiteCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| testSiteRegion | Nevada ⓘ |
| testType | atmospheric nuclear test ⓘ |
| UncleSignificance | first U.S. underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| UncleTestType | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| UncleYield | 1.2 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
| year | 1951 ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Buster–Jangle Description of subject: Operation Buster–Jangle was a series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at the Nevada Test Site to study weapon effects and military tactics in a nuclear battlefield environment.
Referenced by (3)
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