Mark 15 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 15 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed in the 1950s, notable as one of the first lightweight, high-yield hydrogen bombs in the American arsenal.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark 15 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223466 — 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: Mark 15 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, Mark 15 nuclear bomb]
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A.
Mark 5 nuclear bomb
The Mark 5 nuclear bomb was an early American fission weapon developed in the 1950s, notable for its relatively compact, gun-type design and use in various U.S. military delivery systems during the early Cold War.
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B.
Mark 1 nuclear bomb
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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C.
Mark 18 nuclear bomb
The Mark 18 nuclear bomb was an early high-yield thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the Cold War.
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D.
Mark 13 nuclear bomb
The Mark 13 nuclear bomb was an early American air-dropped nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War era as part of the United States' first generation of strategic nuclear armaments.
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E.
Mark 6 nuclear bomb
The Mark 6 nuclear bomb was an early American high-yield, implosion-type nuclear weapon deployed during the early Cold War era.
- 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 15 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The Mark 15 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed in the 1950s, notable as one of the first lightweight, high-yield hydrogen bombs in the American arsenal.
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A.
Mark 5 nuclear bomb
The Mark 5 nuclear bomb was an early American fission weapon developed in the 1950s, notable for its relatively compact, gun-type design and use in various U.S. military delivery systems during the early Cold War.
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B.
Mark 1 nuclear bomb
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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C.
Mark 18 nuclear bomb
The Mark 18 nuclear bomb was an early high-yield thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the Cold War.
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D.
Mark 13 nuclear bomb
The Mark 13 nuclear bomb was an early American air-dropped nuclear weapon developed during the Cold War era as part of the United States' first generation of strategic nuclear armaments.
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E.
Mark 6 nuclear bomb
The Mark 6 nuclear bomb was an early American high-yield, implosion-type nuclear weapon deployed during the early Cold War era.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydrogen bomb
ⓘ
thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| associatedWith | U.S. hydrogen bomb development program ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentStart | 1950s ⓘ |
| designedAs | strategic thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| designedToBe | aircraft-deliverable ⓘ |
| designType | two-stage thermonuclear design ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developedFor | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy | more advanced lightweight thermonuclear bombs ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Mark 15 Mod 1
ⓘ
Mark 15 Mod 2 ⓘ Mark 15 Mod 3 ⓘ
linked to:
Mark 15 Mod 1
|
| isEarlyModelOf | U.S. thermonuclear weapons ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the first lightweight high-yield hydrogen bombs in the U.S. arsenal ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| precededBy | earlier fission and boosted-fission U.S. nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| role | strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| technology | staged thermonuclear fusion ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor |
B41 nuclear bomb
ⓘ
TX-15 derivatives ⓘ |
| usedIn | Strategic bombing role ⓘ |
| weaponType | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| weightClass | lightweight for its yield ⓘ |
| yieldClass | high-yield ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mark 15 nuclear bomb Description of subject: The Mark 15 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed in the 1950s, notable as one of the first lightweight, high-yield hydrogen bombs in the American arsenal.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.