Operation Bowline
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Operation Bowline was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of its Cold War-era weapons development program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Bowline canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4080582 — 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 Bowline Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons testing, hasPart, Operation Bowline]
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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 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.
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C.
Operation Longcloth
Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Operation Hastings
Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
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E.
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.
- 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 Bowline Target entity description: Operation Bowline was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of its Cold War-era weapons development 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 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.
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C.
Operation Longcloth
Operation Longcloth was a 1943 long-range penetration raid by British Chindit forces behind Japanese lines in Burma during World War II.
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D.
Operation Hastings
Operation Hastings was a major 1966 U.S. Marine Corps offensive during the Vietnam War aimed at blocking North Vietnamese Army forces infiltrating into South Vietnam’s Quang Tri Province.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (68)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States nuclear weapons testing program
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nuclear test series ⓘ |
| containsTest |
Benham
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| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| endDate | 1969-06-29 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Mandrel ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 47 ⓘ |
| 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
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United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ
surface form:
United States Cold War nuclear weapons development program
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| precededBy | Operation Crosstie ⓘ |
| purpose |
weapons development
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weapons effects tests ⓘ |
| startDate | 1968-06-18 ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground ⓘ |
| testSite |
Nevada National Security Site
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surface form:
Nevada Test Site
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| testSiteCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| testSiteLocation | Nevada ⓘ |
| testType | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
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Subject: Operation Bowline Description of subject: Operation Bowline was a series of underground nuclear tests conducted by the United States as part of its Cold War-era weapons development program.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.