Mark 24 nuclear bomb
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The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mark 24 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 24 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, Mark 24 nuclear bomb]
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A.
Mark 21 nuclear bomb
The Mark 21 nuclear bomb was a high-yield thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Mark 53 nuclear bomb
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.
- 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 24 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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A.
Mark 21 nuclear bomb
The Mark 21 nuclear bomb was a high-yield thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Mark 53 nuclear bomb
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
US nuclear bomb
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thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| classification | strategic nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| configuration | free‑fall bomb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deliveryPlatform |
B‑36 bomber
ⓘ
linked to:
Convair B-36 Peacemaker
B‑52 bomber ⓘ
linked to:
Boeing B-52 Stratofortress
|
| deploymentMode | air‑dropped ⓘ |
| deploymentStatus |
out of service
ⓘ
retired ⓘ |
| designedBy |
US nuclear weapons laboratories
ⓘ
linked to:
United States nuclear weapons complex
|
| designedFor |
long‑range bomber delivery
ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ |
| designGoal | very high yield ⓘ |
| designType |
Teller–Ulam design
ⓘ
two‑stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| developmentContext | US–Soviet nuclear arms race ⓘ |
| developmentPeriod | early Cold War ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuzing |
airburst capable
ⓘ
contact burst capable ⓘ |
| guidance | unguided ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early high‑yield US hydrogen bomb ⓘ |
| nuclearConfiguration | staged thermonuclear device ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponGeneration | second generation ⓘ |
| operator | Strategic Air Command ⓘ |
| partOf | US strategic nuclear arsenal ⓘ |
| purpose |
nuclear deterrence
ⓘ
strategic deterrent ⓘ |
| replacedBy | more compact thermonuclear bombs ⓘ |
| retirementDate | 1956 ⓘ |
| role |
city‑busting weapon
ⓘ
strategic bomb ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | limited by contemporary standards ⓘ |
| serviceDuration | short‑lived ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1954 ⓘ |
| status |
no longer in production
ⓘ
no surviving armed units in service ⓘ |
| successorTo | earlier US fission bombs ⓘ |
| testedAs | basis for early US thermonuclear tests ⓘ |
| usedBy | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weaponType | gravity bomb ⓘ |
| yieldClass | megaton‑range ⓘ |
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Subject: Mark 24 nuclear bomb Description of subject: The Mark 24 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, thermonuclear weapon developed and deployed by the United States during the early Cold War era.
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