Operation Crosstie
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Operation Crosstie was a series of U.S. underground nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Crosstie canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4080581 — 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 Crosstie Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons testing, hasPart, Operation Crosstie]
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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C.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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D.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
- 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 Crosstie Target entity description: Operation Crosstie was a series of U.S. underground nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
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A.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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B.
Operation Spring
Operation Spring was a Canadian-led World War II offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing key positions south of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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C.
Operation Diadem
Operation Diadem was a major Allied offensive in Italy during World War II aimed at breaking the German Gustav Line and enabling the liberation of Rome.
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D.
Operation Wunderland
Operation Wunderland was a World War II German Kriegsmarine naval operation in the Arctic aimed at disrupting Soviet shipping and naval forces along the Northern Sea Route.
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E.
Operation Whirlwind
Operation Whirlwind was the codename for the large-scale Soviet military intervention that crushed the Hungarian Revolution of 1956 and reasserted Soviet control over Hungary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States nuclear weapons test series
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series of nuclear tests ⓘ |
| containsTest |
Benham
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Emery ⓘ |
| location |
Nevada National Security Site
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surface form:
Nevada Test Site
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| numberOfTests | 48 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
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Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
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| partOf |
Cold War nuclear testing
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons testing program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Bowline ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of nuclear weapons
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weapons effects testing ⓘ |
| siteCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| startDate | 1967 ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground ⓘ |
| testType | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Crosstie Description of subject: Operation Crosstie was a series of U.S. underground nuclear weapons tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear testing program.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.