Operation Anadyr
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Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Operation Anadyr canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T78775 — 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: Operation Anadyr Context triple: [Cuban Missile Crisis, relatedTo, Operation Anadyr]
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A.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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D.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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E.
Operation Cottage
Operation Cottage was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians, notable for encountering an unexpectedly evacuated Japanese garrison yet still suffering casualties from friendly fire and accidents.
- 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: Operation Anadyr Target entity description: Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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A.
Operation Tidal Wave
Operation Tidal Wave was a major World War II Allied air raid targeting Romanian oil refineries at Ploiești in an effort to cripple Nazi Germany’s fuel supplies.
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B.
Operation Crossbow
Operation Crossbow was a World War II Allied campaign of intelligence, bombing, and reconnaissance aimed at locating and destroying German V-weapon (V-1 and V-2) research, production, and launch sites.
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C.
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the codename for the United Kingdom’s military campaign during the 1990–1991 Gulf War against Iraq.
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D.
Operation Z
Operation Z was the Imperial Japanese Navy’s codename for the 1941 carrier-based attack plan on Pearl Harbor that launched Japan into war with the United States in World War II.
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E.
Operation Cottage
Operation Cottage was a World War II Allied amphibious landing and occupation of Kiska Island in the Aleutians, notable for encountering an unexpectedly evacuated Japanese garrison yet still suffering casualties from friendly fire and accidents.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War operation
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Soviet military operation ⓘ military operation ⓘ |
| aim |
altering strategic nuclear balance with United States
ⓘ
deployment of Soviet nuclear missiles to Cuba ⓘ strengthening Cuban defense against United States ⓘ |
| codename | Anadyr ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Nikita Khrushchev ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| endTime | 1962-11 ⓘ |
| followedBy | Soviet withdrawal of missiles from Cuba ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
clandestine deployment
ⓘ
secret ⓘ strategic deception ⓘ |
| hasCommander |
Nikita Khrushchev
ⓘ
Rodion Malinovsky ⓘ Sergei Biryuzov ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
1962 nuclear standoff
ⓘ
Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
Cuba
ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ |
| includes |
deployment of Soviet air defense units
ⓘ
deployment of Soviet air force units ⓘ deployment of Soviet ground forces ⓘ deployment of Soviet naval forces ⓘ deployment of intermediate-range ballistic missiles ⓘ deployment of medium-range ballistic missiles ⓘ deployment of tactical nuclear weapons ⓘ |
| location |
Caribbean Sea
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Cuba ⓘ Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Anadyr River
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Anadyr region in Soviet Far East ⓘ |
| objective |
deter U.S. invasion of Cuba
ⓘ
secure Soviet strategic foothold in Western Hemisphere ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
John F. Kennedy administration
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linked to:
Kennedy administration
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| organizedBy |
Soviet Armed Forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
|
| partOf | Cuban Missile Crisis ⓘ |
| plannedBy | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| startTime |
1962
ⓘ
1962-05 ⓘ |
| uses |
Il-28 bomber
ⓘ
R-12 Dvina missile ⓘ R-14 Chusovaya missile ⓘ Soviet surface-to-air missiles ⓘ Soviet tactical nuclear weapons ⓘ civilian cargo ships for military transport ⓘ maritime transport of troops and equipment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Anadyr Description of subject: Operation Anadyr was the secret Soviet military plan in 1962 to deploy nuclear missiles and other forces to Cuba, triggering the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.