Mark 53 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 53 was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States during the Cold War, notable for its powerful destructive capability and deployment on strategic bombers.
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| Mark 53 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark 53 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, Mark 53 nuclear bomb]
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Mark 39 nuclear bomb
The Mark 39 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed during the Cold War, best known for the 1961 Goldsboro incident in which two of these bombs were accidentally dropped over North Carolina, nearly causing a catastrophic detonation.
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Mark 36 nuclear bomb
The Mark 36 nuclear bomb was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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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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Mark 4 nuclear bomb
The Mark 4 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. post–World War II fission weapon derived from the Fat Man design and used during the early Cold War.
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E.
Mark 3 nuclear bomb
The Mark 3 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. atomic weapon, a production version of the "Fat Man" design used at the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mark 53 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The Mark 53 was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed by the United States during the Cold War, notable for its powerful destructive capability and deployment on strategic bombers.
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A.
Mark 39 nuclear bomb
The Mark 39 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed during the Cold War, best known for the 1961 Goldsboro incident in which two of these bombs were accidentally dropped over North Carolina, nearly causing a catastrophic detonation.
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B.
Mark 36 nuclear bomb
The Mark 36 nuclear bomb was a high-yield thermonuclear gravity bomb developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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C.
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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D.
Mark 4 nuclear bomb
The Mark 4 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. post–World War II fission weapon derived from the Fat Man design and used during the early Cold War.
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E.
Mark 3 nuclear bomb
The Mark 3 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. atomic weapon, a production version of the "Fat Man" design used at the end of World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
gravity bomb
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thermonuclear bomb ⓘ |
| category |
U.S. Cold War nuclear weapons
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strategic nuclear bombs ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| decommissioned | 1990s ⓘ |
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform |
B-36 Peacemaker
ⓘ
linked to:
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
B-47 Stratojet ⓘ B-52 Stratofortress ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
B-58 Hustler ⓘ
linked to:
Convair B-58 Hustler
strategic bomber ⓘ |
| designedFor | strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| designOrigin | TX-53 design ⓘ |
| destructiveCapability | city-scale destruction ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| diameter | approximately 1.3 meters ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuzingOptions |
air burst
ⓘ
ground burst ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ 1990s ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1960s ⓘ |
| lastUnitsRetired | 1997 ⓘ |
| length | approximately 3.7 meters ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
designed for delivery by long-range strategic bombers
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one of the highest-yield U.S. nuclear bombs ever deployed ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier high-yield U.S. gravity bombs ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
B61 nuclear bomb
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B83 nuclear bomb ⓘ |
| role |
city-busting weapon
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strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
environmental sensing devices
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strong-link weak-link safety design ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1962 ⓘ |
| serviceRetirement | 1997 ⓘ |
| storageConfiguration | stored in U.S. nuclear weapons stockpile ⓘ |
| usedBy |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| warheadType | two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 4000 kilograms ⓘ |
| yield | 9 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
| yieldClass | multi-megaton ⓘ |
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