Operation Grommet
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Operation Grommet was a series of U.S. underground nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear weapons development program.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Operation Grommet canonical | 4 |
| Operation Grenadier | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4080585 — 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 Grommet Context triple: [United States nuclear weapons testing, hasPart, Operation Grommet]
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A.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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B.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
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C.
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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D.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- 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 Grommet Target entity description: Operation Grommet was a series of U.S. underground nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear weapons development program.
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A.
Operation Paukenschlag
Operation Paukenschlag was a World War II German U-boat campaign in early 1942 that targeted Allied shipping along the North American east coast, causing heavy losses.
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B.
Operation Halberd
Operation Halberd was a major British Royal Navy convoy operation in September 1941 to escort vital supplies to Malta through heavy Axis air and naval opposition in the Mediterranean.
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C.
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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D.
Operation Charnwood
Operation Charnwood was a World War II Allied offensive in July 1944 aimed at capturing the northern part of Caen during the Normandy campaign.
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E.
Operation Koltso
Operation Koltso was the final Soviet offensive in early 1943 that encircled and destroyed the remaining German 6th Army at Stalingrad, effectively ending the battle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States nuclear test series
ⓘ
series of nuclear tests ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
improving nuclear warhead designs
ⓘ
validating weapons effects calculations ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| endDate | 1970-10-29 ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | Operation Toggle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Benham nuclear test
ⓘ
linked to:
Operation Greenhouse
Duryea nuclear test ⓘ Huron King nuclear test ⓘ Milrow nuclear test ⓘ |
| location |
Nevada Test Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada National Security Site
|
| nuclearTestSeriesOf |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| numberOfTests | 36 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Atomic Energy Commission
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense ⓘ
linked to:
Department of Defense
|
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear arms race
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons development program ⓘ |
| precededBy | Operation Emery ⓘ |
| program | United States nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| purpose |
weapons development
ⓘ
weapons effects research ⓘ |
| regime | post-Limited Test Ban Treaty testing regime ⓘ |
| startDate | 1969-09-14 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | United States Department of Energy nuclear test reports ⓘ |
| testEnvironment | underground ⓘ |
| testMedium |
underground shaft
ⓘ
underground tunnel ⓘ |
| testSite |
Area 10 of the Nevada Test Site
ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
Area 12 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
Area 15 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada National Security Site
Area 16 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Yucca Flat
Area 18 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ Area 19 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ Area 2 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada National Security Site
Area 20 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ Area 3 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
Area 4 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
Area 6 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Yucca Flat
Area 7 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Yucca Flat
Area 8 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
Area 9 of the Nevada Test Site ⓘ
linked to:
Nevada Proving Ground
|
| testType | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| treatyContext |
Limited Test Ban Treaty
ⓘ
linked to:
Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Operation Grommet Description of subject: Operation Grommet was a series of U.S. underground nuclear tests conducted during the Cold War as part of the broader American nuclear weapons development program.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Operation Grommet