Mark 1 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 1 nuclear bomb, also known as "Little Boy," was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark 1 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223457 — 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: Mark 1 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, Mark 1 nuclear bomb]
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A.
Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb
The Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb was one of the first operational U.S. hydrogen bombs, a large-yield, early Cold War-era strategic nuclear weapon.
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B.
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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C.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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D.
B61 nuclear bomb
The B61 nuclear bomb is a U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb that has served as a key component of NATO and U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear arsenals since the 1960s.
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E.
B53 nuclear bomb
The B53 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deterrence and bunker-busting missions.
- 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: Mark 1 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The Mark 1 nuclear bomb, also known as "Little Boy," was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
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A.
Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb
The Mark 17 thermonuclear bomb was one of the first operational U.S. hydrogen bombs, a large-yield, early Cold War-era strategic nuclear weapon.
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B.
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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C.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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D.
B61 nuclear bomb
The B61 nuclear bomb is a U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb that has served as a key component of NATO and U.S. strategic and tactical nuclear arsenals since the 1960s.
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E.
B53 nuclear bomb
The B53 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deterrence and bunker-busting missions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fission bomb
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gun-type nuclear weapon ⓘ nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| approximateYieldTNT |
13–18 kilotons
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15 kilotons ⓘ |
| carriedBy | B-29 Superfortress ⓘ |
| category |
Nuclear bombs of the United States
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World War II weapons of the United States ⓘ |
| cityCasualtiesEstimate | tens of thousands killed immediately ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateOfUse | 1945-08-06 ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | aerial bomb ⓘ |
| designedAs | gun-type assembly ⓘ |
| designReliability | considered highly reliable due to gun-type design ⓘ |
| detonationAltitude |
about 1,900 feet
ⓘ
about 600 meters ⓘ |
| detonationType | air burst ⓘ |
| developedBy |
Manhattan Project
ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ |
| diameter |
about 28 inches
ⓘ
about 71 centimeters ⓘ |
| droppedBy | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| droppedByAircraft | Enola Gay ⓘ |
| era | Cold War precursor ⓘ |
| firstOfType | first nuclear weapon used in warfare ⓘ |
| fissileCoreType | uranium projectile and target ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Fat Man design family
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Mark 3 nuclear bomb ⓘ |
| hasAlias | Little Boy ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first atomic bomb used in combat
ⓘ
initiated nuclear warfare era ⓘ |
| length |
about 10 feet
ⓘ
about 3 meters ⓘ |
| mass |
about 4,400 kilograms
ⓘ
about 9,700 pounds ⓘ |
| museumExhibit | replicas displayed in various museums ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army Air Forces ⓘ |
| precededBy | Manhattan Project test devices ⓘ |
| program | Manhattan Project ⓘ |
| safetyTesting | no full-scale nuclear test before combat use ⓘ |
| targetCity | Hiroshima ⓘ |
| targetType | urban area ⓘ |
| usedAgainst | Hiroshima ⓘ |
| usedAgainstCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usesFissileMaterial | uranium-235 ⓘ |
| warheadType | pure fission ⓘ |
| yearOfUse | 1945 ⓘ |
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Subject: Mark 1 nuclear bomb Description of subject: The Mark 1 nuclear bomb, also known as "Little Boy," was the first nuclear weapon used in warfare, dropped by the United States on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945.
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