START II
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START II was a bilateral U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty aimed at further cutting and limiting strategic offensive weapons beyond the original START agreement.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| START II canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6543095 — 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: START II Context triple: [Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty, followedBy, START II]
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A.
START I
START I was a landmark 1991 nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that significantly cut deployed strategic nuclear weapons and enhanced verification measures at the end of the Cold War.
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B.
Upstart
Upstart is an event-based init daemon developed for Linux systems to manage services and system startup and shutdown.
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C.
Crankstart
Crankstart is a charitable foundation established by venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz and novelist Harriet Heyman that supports education, the arts, and social mobility initiatives.
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D.
Begin
Begin is a surname most prominently associated with Menachem Begin, the former Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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E.
Ignition
Ignition is the second studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring, often credited with helping establish their early reputation in the punk scene.
- 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: START II Target entity description: START II was a bilateral U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty aimed at further cutting and limiting strategic offensive weapons beyond the original START agreement.
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A.
START I
START I was a landmark 1991 nuclear arms reduction treaty between the United States and the Soviet Union that significantly cut deployed strategic nuclear weapons and enhanced verification measures at the end of the Cold War.
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B.
Upstart
Upstart is an event-based init daemon developed for Linux systems to manage services and system startup and shutdown.
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C.
Crankstart
Crankstart is a charitable foundation established by venture capitalist Sir Michael Moritz and novelist Harriet Heyman that supports education, the arts, and social mobility initiatives.
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D.
Begin
Begin is a surname most prominently associated with Menachem Begin, the former Prime Minister of Israel and Nobel Peace Prize laureate.
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E.
Ignition
Ignition is the second studio album by American punk rock band The Offspring, often credited with helping establish their early reputation in the punk scene.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nuclear arms reduction treaty
ⓘ
strategic arms limitation agreement ⓘ |
| aim |
elimination of MIRVed ICBMs
ⓘ
further reduction of strategic offensive arms ⓘ |
| armsControlRegime | U.S.-Russian strategic arms control ⓘ |
| category | treaty on strategic offensive arms ⓘ |
| countryParty |
Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| entryIntoForceRequirement |
exchange of instruments of ratification
ⓘ
implementation of START I ⓘ |
| fullName | Treaty on Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal | increase strategic stability by reducing first-strike incentives ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Russian ⓘ |
| limitType | deployed strategic nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| negotiatingParty |
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| negotiationContext | post-Cold War U.S.-Russian relations ⓘ |
| predecessor | START I ⓘ |
| prohibitedWeaponType |
MIRVed ICBMs
ⓘ
heavy ICBMs with MIRVs ⓘ |
| ratificationInstrumentExchanged | no ⓘ |
| ratifiedBy | United States Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonNotInForce | Russian withdrawal before entry into force ⓘ |
| relatedAgreement | START III (proposed) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| RussianDumaRatification | 1999-04-14 ⓘ |
| RussianRatificationConditions | linked to ABM Treaty preservation ⓘ |
| RussianSuspensionAnnouncementDate | 2002-06-14 ⓘ |
| RussianWithdrawal | 2002-06-14 ⓘ |
| shortName | START II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signedBy |
Boris Yeltsin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George H. W. Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| signingDate | 1993-01-03 ⓘ |
| signingPlace | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | never entered into force ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
heavy bombers
ⓘ
intercontinental ballistic missiles ⓘ strategic nuclear weapons ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| successor |
New START
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
SORT ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1990s
ⓘ
early 2000s ⓘ |
| USRatificationDate | 1996-01-26 ⓘ |
| USWithdrawalFromABMDate | 2002-06-13 ⓘ |
| verificationBasis | START I verification regime ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: START II Description of subject: START II was a bilateral U.S.-Russia nuclear arms reduction treaty aimed at further cutting and limiting strategic offensive weapons beyond the original START agreement.
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