Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man"
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The "Fat Man" was the plutonium implosion-type atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, contributing to the end of World War II and causing massive destruction and loss of life.
All labels observed (2)
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| Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man" canonical | 1 |
| atomic bomb "Fat Man" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T20512470 — 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: Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man" Context triple: [Atomic Bomb Hypocenter in Nagasaki, associatedWith, Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man"]
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A.
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy is a 1989 historical drama film depicting the development and deployment of the first atomic bombs during the Manhattan Project.
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B.
Little Boy
Little Boy was the codename for the uranium-based atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States on August 6, 1945, marking the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
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C.
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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D.
B43 nuclear bomb
The B43 nuclear bomb is a U.S. Cold War–era air-dropped thermonuclear weapon designed for use by tactical and strategic aircraft.
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E.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
- 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: Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man" Target entity description: The "Fat Man" was the plutonium implosion-type atomic bomb detonated over Nagasaki, Japan, on August 9, 1945, contributing to the end of World War II and causing massive destruction and loss of life.
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A.
Fat Man and Little Boy
Fat Man and Little Boy is a 1989 historical drama film depicting the development and deployment of the first atomic bombs during the Manhattan Project.
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B.
Little Boy
Little Boy was the codename for the uranium-based atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Japan, by the United States on August 6, 1945, marking the first use of nuclear weapons in warfare.
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C.
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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D.
B43 nuclear bomb
The B43 nuclear bomb is a U.S. Cold War–era air-dropped thermonuclear weapon designed for use by tactical and strategic aircraft.
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E.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Atomic Bomb Hypocenter in Nagasaki
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Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man"
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linked to: Little Boy-type plutonium implosion bomb "Fat Man"