R-300 Elbrus
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R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R-17 Elbrus | 1 |
| R-300 Elbrus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T660143 — 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: R-300 Elbrus Context triple: [Scud missile, SovietDesignation, R-300 Elbrus]
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A.
R-7 Semyorka rocket
The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
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B.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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C.
RV Vityaz
RV Vityaz was a Soviet research vessel renowned for its deep-sea oceanographic expeditions, including pioneering surveys of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
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D.
Taurus KEPD 350
The Taurus KEPD 350 is a long-range, precision-guided air-launched cruise missile designed for deep-strike missions against heavily defended, high-value targets.
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E.
Bezymianny
Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its catastrophic 1956 eruption and ongoing explosive activity.
- 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: R-300 Elbrus Target entity description: R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
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A.
R-7 Semyorka rocket
The R-7 Semyorka rocket was the world’s first intercontinental ballistic missile and the launch vehicle that placed Sputnik, the first artificial satellite, into orbit, marking the start of the space age.
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B.
Vostok-K rocket
The Vostok-K rocket was a Soviet launch vehicle that carried Yuri Gagarin on the first human spaceflight in history.
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C.
RV Vityaz
RV Vityaz was a Soviet research vessel renowned for its deep-sea oceanographic expeditions, including pioneering surveys of the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench.
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D.
Taurus KEPD 350
The Taurus KEPD 350 is a long-range, precision-guided air-launched cruise missile designed for deep-strike missions against heavily defended, high-value targets.
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E.
Bezymianny
Bezymianny is an active stratovolcano on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, known for its catastrophic 1956 eruption and ongoing explosive activity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet weapon system
ⓘ
short-range ballistic missile system ⓘ tactical ballistic missile ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SS-1C Scud-B
ⓘ
linked to:
Scud missiles
Scud ⓘ
linked to:
Scud missiles
|
| category |
ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union
ⓘ
theatre ballistic missiles ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | mobile ⓘ |
| deploymentPeriod |
Cold War period
ⓘ
linked to:
Cold War
|
| designedFor | tactical battlefield use ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Soviet design bureaus
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet design institutes
|
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| exportedTo |
Middle Eastern countries
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ |
| guidanceType | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| influenced |
North Korean Hwasong missile family
ⓘ
various Scud-derivative missiles ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | road-mobile transporter erector launcher ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName |
Scud
ⓘ
linked to:
Scud missiles
|
| notableFor |
symbolic status as generic “Scud” missile in Western media
ⓘ
widespread proliferation ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Soviet Ground Forces ⓘ |
| originatesFromProgram |
Soviet Scud missile program
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet missile program
|
| propellantType | liquid-fueled ⓘ |
| rangeClass | short-range ⓘ |
| role | surface-to-surface missile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Egypt
ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Soviet Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet armed forces
Syria ⓘ Warsaw Pact countries ⓘ
linked to:
Warsaw Pact
|
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| warheadType |
chemical-capable
ⓘ
high-explosive ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: R-300 Elbrus Description of subject: R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Scud missiles