Operation Teapot
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Operation Teapot was a 1955 series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site conducted to study weapon effects, improve nuclear designs, and assess military and civil defense responses.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Teapot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4080572 — 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 Teapot Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons testing, hasPart, Operation Teapot]
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A.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I was a 1958 U.S. series of high-yield nuclear tests in the Pacific, notable for advancing thermonuclear weapons development during the Cold War.
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B.
Operation Greenhouse
Operation Greenhouse was a series of early Cold War U.S. nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at Enewetak Atoll to advance thermonuclear weapon design and improve bomb efficiency.
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C.
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in 1946 to study the effects of atomic bombs on warships and military equipment.
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D.
Operation Castle
Operation Castle was a series of high-yield U.S. thermonuclear weapon tests conducted in the Pacific Proving Grounds during the early Cold War.
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E.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing was a 1956 U.S. series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds designed to evaluate advanced thermonuclear weapon designs and delivery systems.
- 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 Teapot Target entity description: Operation Teapot was a 1955 series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site conducted to study weapon effects, improve nuclear designs, and assess military and civil defense responses.
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A.
Operation Hardtack I
Operation Hardtack I was a 1958 U.S. series of high-yield nuclear tests in the Pacific, notable for advancing thermonuclear weapons development during the Cold War.
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B.
Operation Greenhouse
Operation Greenhouse was a series of early Cold War U.S. nuclear tests conducted in 1951 at Enewetak Atoll to advance thermonuclear weapon design and improve bomb efficiency.
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C.
Operation Crossroads
Operation Crossroads was a series of U.S. nuclear weapons tests conducted at Bikini Atoll in 1946 to study the effects of atomic bombs on warships and military equipment.
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D.
Operation Castle
Operation Castle was a series of high-yield U.S. thermonuclear weapon tests conducted in the Pacific Proving Grounds during the early Cold War.
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E.
Operation Redwing
Operation Redwing was a 1956 U.S. series of atmospheric nuclear tests in the Pacific Proving Grounds designed to evaluate advanced thermonuclear weapon designs and delivery systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military operation
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nuclear weapons test series ⓘ |
| codename | Teapot ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1955-05-15 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Wigwam ⓘ |
| follows | Operation Castle ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
contributed data for U.S. nuclear weapons design refinement
ⓘ
informed U.S. civil defense planning in the 1950s ⓘ |
| location |
Nevada
ⓘ
Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableExperiment |
blast and thermal effects studies on structures
ⓘ
civil defense house survivability tests ⓘ military troop maneuver exercises ⓘ radiation exposure and fallout pattern studies ⓘ |
| numberOfTests | 14 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
Department of Defense ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear testing
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons testing ⓘ
surface form:
United States nuclear weapons testing program
|
| purpose |
assess civil defense response to nuclear weapons
ⓘ
assess military response to nuclear weapons ⓘ improve nuclear weapon designs ⓘ study nuclear weapon effects ⓘ |
| startTime | 1955-02-18 ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
United States government test reports
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nuclear weapons effects research ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | desert ⓘ |
| testSeriesContains |
Shot Apple-1
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Shot Apple-2 ⓘ Shot Apple-2 military effects test ⓘ Shot Bee ⓘ Shot Ess ⓘ Shot HA ⓘ Shot Hornet ⓘ Shot MET ⓘ Shot Tesla ⓘ Shot Turk ⓘ Shot Turk-2 ⓘ Shot Wasp ⓘ Shot Wilson ⓘ Shot Zucchini ⓘ |
| testType |
atmospheric nuclear test
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cratering test ⓘ surface burst ⓘ tower shot ⓘ underground shaft shot ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1955 ⓘ |
| yieldRange | sub-kiloton to tens of kilotons ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Teapot Description of subject: Operation Teapot was a 1955 series of U.S. atmospheric nuclear tests at the Nevada Test Site conducted to study weapon effects, improve nuclear designs, and assess military and civil defense responses.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.