SM-3 Block IB
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SM-3 Block IB is a variant of the U.S. Navy’s ship-based Standard Missile-3 designed for ballistic missile defense, featuring improved guidance and targeting capabilities over earlier versions.
All labels observed (1)
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| SM-3 Block IB canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18763445 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SM-3 Block IB Context triple: [SM-3 Block IIA, predecessor, SM-3 Block IB]
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SM-3 Block IA
SM-3 Block IA is an early variant of the U.S. Navy’s ship-based Standard Missile-3 interceptor designed to engage short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the midcourse phase of flight.
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SM-3 Block IIA
The SM-3 Block IIA is an advanced, ship- and land-based ballistic missile defense interceptor co-developed by the United States and Japan, designed to engage medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in space.
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C.
SS-13 Savage ICBM
The SS-13 Savage ICBM was an early Soviet solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War for strategic nuclear deterrence.
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D.
SS-20 Saber IRBM
The SS-20 Saber was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notable for its mobility, multiple nuclear warheads, and central role in triggering the NATO missile deployments and the INF Treaty negotiations.
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E.
SS-11 Sego ICBM
The SS-11 Sego was an early Soviet silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
- 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: SM-3 Block IB Target entity description: SM-3 Block IB is a variant of the U.S. Navy’s ship-based Standard Missile-3 designed for ballistic missile defense, featuring improved guidance and targeting capabilities over earlier versions.
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A.
SM-3 Block IA
SM-3 Block IA is an early variant of the U.S. Navy’s ship-based Standard Missile-3 interceptor designed to engage short- to intermediate-range ballistic missiles in the midcourse phase of flight.
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B.
SM-3 Block IIA
The SM-3 Block IIA is an advanced, ship- and land-based ballistic missile defense interceptor co-developed by the United States and Japan, designed to engage medium- and intermediate-range ballistic missiles in space.
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C.
SS-13 Savage ICBM
The SS-13 Savage ICBM was an early Soviet solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War for strategic nuclear deterrence.
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D.
SS-20 Saber IRBM
The SS-20 Saber was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notable for its mobility, multiple nuclear warheads, and central role in triggering the NATO missile deployments and the INF Treaty negotiations.
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E.
SS-11 Sego ICBM
The SS-11 Sego was an early Soviet silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile developed during the Cold War to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.