Red Beard bomb
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The Red Beard bomb was a British tactical nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War for delivery by aircraft such as the Vickers Valiant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Red Beard bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10343572 — 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: Red Beard bomb Context triple: [Vickers Valiant, nuclearWeaponCompatibility, Red Beard bomb]
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A.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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B.
Bombo
Bombo is a 1934 American comedy film starring the British music hall duo Flanagan and Allen, known for its lighthearted musical numbers and slapstick humor.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lotus Flower Bomb
"Lotus Flower Bomb" is a smooth, R&B-leaning hip-hop single by Wale featuring Miguel, known for its sensual lyrics and mellow, atmospheric production.
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E.
Bomb
"Bomb" is a notable poem by Beat Generation writer Gregory Corso, famous for its satirical, visually experimental meditation on nuclear warfare and modern destruction.
- 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: Red Beard bomb Target entity description: The Red Beard bomb was a British tactical nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War for delivery by aircraft such as the Vickers Valiant.
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A.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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B.
Bombo
Bombo is a 1934 American comedy film starring the British music hall duo Flanagan and Allen, known for its lighthearted musical numbers and slapstick humor.
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C.
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.
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D.
Lotus Flower Bomb
"Lotus Flower Bomb" is a smooth, R&B-leaning hip-hop single by Wale featuring Miguel, known for its sensual lyrics and mellow, atmospheric production.
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E.
Bomb
"Bomb" is a notable poem by Beat Generation writer Gregory Corso, famous for its satirical, visually experimental meditation on nuclear warfare and modern destruction.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air-dropped nuclear bomb
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tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| alsoCarriedBy |
Avro Vulcan bomber
NERFINISHED
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Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Sea Vixen fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| codename | Red Beard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | free-fall bomb ⓘ |
| deploymentRole |
anti-shipping
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tactical strike ⓘ |
| designedAsSuccessorTo | Blue Danube NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedDuring | 1950s ⓘ |
| designedForDeliveryBy |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Blackburn Buccaneer NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Sea Vixen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developer |
Atomic Weapons Research Establishment
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 0.71 metres ⓘ |
| enteredRAAFService | early 1960s ⓘ |
| enteredRoyalNavyService | early 1960s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| firstDeployedOn | Vickers Valiant bomber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| intendedTargetType |
battlefield targets
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naval vessels ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3.66 metres ⓘ |
| natoCategory | tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | fission bomb ⓘ |
| operator |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originatingService | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | British nuclear weapons programme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retired | 1971 ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | in-flight insertion ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1961 ⓘ |
| storageConfiguration | stored without fissile core inserted ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
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Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| warheadCore | plutonium ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 1700 pounds ⓘ |
| yieldRange |
10 kilotons of TNT
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20 kilotons of TNT ⓘ 40 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
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Subject: Red Beard bomb Description of subject: The Red Beard bomb was a British tactical nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War for delivery by aircraft such as the Vickers Valiant.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Vickers Valiant