DF-16 short-range ballistic missile
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The DF-16 is a modern Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled short-range ballistic missile designed for precision conventional strikes against regional targets, including in the Western Pacific.
All labels observed (1)
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| DF-16 short-range ballistic missile canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13704632 — 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: DF-16 short-range ballistic missile Context triple: [People's Liberation Army Rocket Force, notableWeaponSystem, DF-16 short-range ballistic missile]
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DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile
The DF-26 is a Chinese road-mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile known for its dual nuclear-conventional capability and potential anti-ship role, including targeting aircraft carriers.
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B.
DF-21 medium-range ballistic missile
The DF-21 is a Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile best known for its anti-ship variant, which is designed to threaten large naval vessels such as aircraft carriers.
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C.
DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile
The DF-31 is a Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
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D.
R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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E.
Silkworm missile
The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
- 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: DF-16 short-range ballistic missile Target entity description: The DF-16 is a modern Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled short-range ballistic missile designed for precision conventional strikes against regional targets, including in the Western Pacific.
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A.
DF-26 intermediate-range ballistic missile
The DF-26 is a Chinese road-mobile intermediate-range ballistic missile known for its dual nuclear-conventional capability and potential anti-ship role, including targeting aircraft carriers.
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B.
DF-21 medium-range ballistic missile
The DF-21 is a Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled medium-range ballistic missile best known for its anti-ship variant, which is designed to threaten large naval vessels such as aircraft carriers.
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C.
DF-31 intercontinental ballistic missile
The DF-31 is a Chinese road-mobile, solid-fueled intercontinental ballistic missile designed to deliver nuclear warheads to long-range strategic targets.
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D.
R-2 missile
The R-2 missile was an early Soviet short-range ballistic missile, an improved derivative of the German V-2, used primarily for military purposes and high-altitude research in the early Cold War period.
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E.
Silkworm missile
The Silkworm missile is a Chinese-built, ship- and shore-launched anti-ship cruise missile that gained notoriety for its use against Gulf shipping during the 1980s Iran–Iraq conflict.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.