Mark 13 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 13 nuclear bomb was an early American air-dropped nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War era as part of the United States' first generation of strategic nuclear armaments.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark 13 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223465 — 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: Mark 13 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, Mark 13 nuclear bomb]
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A.
Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb
The Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb was one of the first operational U.S. hydrogen bombs, a large-yield, early Cold War-era strategic nuclear weapon.
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B.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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C.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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D.
The U.S. Bombs
The U.S. Bombs are an American punk rock band known for their raw, old-school sound and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition 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: Mark 13 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The Mark 13 nuclear bomb was an early American air-dropped nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War era as part of the United States' first generation of strategic nuclear armaments.
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A.
Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb
The Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb was one of the first operational U.S. hydrogen bombs, a large-yield, early Cold War-era strategic nuclear weapon.
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B.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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C.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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D.
The U.S. Bombs
The U.S. Bombs are an American punk rock band known for their raw, old-school sound and politically charged lyrics.
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E.
BLU-109 bomb
The BLU-109 bomb is a U.S.-designed hardened-penetrator warhead used to destroy reinforced or deeply buried targets, often integrated into precision-guided munition systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-dropped bomb
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nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| belongsTo | U.S. first generation nuclear armaments ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryPlatform | strategic bomber aircraft ⓘ |
| deploymentMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| designedAs | aircraft-delivered nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| designStatus | early U.S. nuclear bomb design ⓘ |
| developedBy | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFor | strategic bombing role ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| generation | first generation nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| hasNuclearCapability | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early Cold War nuclear arms development ⓘ |
| isAirDropped | true ⓘ |
| isStrategicWeapon | true ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponClass | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States nuclear arsenal
ⓘ
early Cold War U.S. nuclear armaments ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| warheadType | nuclear warhead ⓘ |
| weaponRole | strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| weaponType | strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark 13 nuclear bomb Description of subject: The Mark 13 nuclear bomb was an early American air-dropped nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War era as part of the United States' first generation of strategic nuclear armaments.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.