W50 warhead
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The W50 warhead is a compact, high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War, primarily used on the MGM-31 Pershing missile system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| W50 warhead canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223497 — 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: W50 warhead Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, W50 warhead]
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A.
W56 warhead
The W56 warhead is a high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War, primarily deployed on Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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B.
W62 warhead
The W62 warhead is a U.S. thermonuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for use on intercontinental ballistic missiles, notably the Minuteman III.
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C.
W47 warhead
The W47 warhead was a compact American thermonuclear warhead designed primarily for deployment on Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missiles during the Cold War.
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D.
W78 warhead
The W78 warhead is an American MIRV-capable thermonuclear warhead designed for deployment on intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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E.
W49 warhead
The W49 warhead was an early high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War for use in ballistic missile systems.
- 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: W50 warhead Target entity description: The W50 warhead is a compact, high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War, primarily used on the MGM-31 Pershing missile system.
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A.
W56 warhead
The W56 warhead is a high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War, primarily deployed on Minuteman intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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B.
W62 warhead
The W62 warhead is a U.S. thermonuclear warhead developed during the Cold War for use on intercontinental ballistic missiles, notably the Minuteman III.
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C.
W47 warhead
The W47 warhead was a compact American thermonuclear warhead designed primarily for deployment on Polaris submarine-launched ballistic missiles during the Cold War.
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D.
W78 warhead
The W78 warhead is an American MIRV-capable thermonuclear warhead designed for deployment on intercontinental ballistic missiles.
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E.
W49 warhead
The W49 warhead was an early high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War for use in ballistic missile systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
US nuclear weapon
ⓘ
thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| armsControlContext | Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty ⓘ |
| associatedWithTreaty | INF Treaty ⓘ |
| compatibleMissile |
Pershing IA
ⓘ
Pershing II ⓘ
linked to:
Pershing II missiles
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| deployedAsPartOf | NATO nuclear sharing posture ⓘ |
| deploymentCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
West Germany ⓘ |
| deploymentPlatform | mobile land-based missile ⓘ |
| designedFor |
counterforce missions
ⓘ
high accuracy delivery ⓘ short flight time ⓘ |
| designType |
boosted fission primary
ⓘ
two-stage thermonuclear ⓘ |
| developedBy |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| developedFor | MGM-31 Pershing ⓘ |
| diameter | approximately 13 inches ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
primary stage
ⓘ
secondary stage ⓘ |
| inService |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| introduced | 1960s ⓘ |
| isCompact | true ⓘ |
| length | approximately 44 inches ⓘ |
| nuclearWeaponFamily | US tactical nuclear warheads ⓘ |
| retired |
early 1990s
ⓘ
late 1980s ⓘ |
| role |
tactical nuclear weapon
ⓘ
theater nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
environmental sensing device
ⓘ
permissive action link ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War nuclear deterrence ⓘ |
| usedInSystem | Pershing missile system ⓘ |
| usedOn |
MGM-31 Pershing
ⓘ
MGM-31A Pershing IA ⓘ
linked to:
MGM-31 Pershing
MGM-31B Pershing II ⓘ
linked to:
Pershing II missiles
|
| warheadNumbering | W50 ⓘ |
| weight | approximately 410 pounds ⓘ |
| yield |
200 kilotons of TNT
ⓘ
400 kilotons of TNT ⓘ 60 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
| yieldType | selectable yield ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: W50 warhead Description of subject: The W50 warhead is a compact, high-yield thermonuclear warhead developed by the United States during the Cold War, primarily used on the MGM-31 Pershing missile system.
Referenced by (1)
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