Scud missiles
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Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
All labels observed (13)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scud | 3 |
| Scud-B | 3 |
| Scud missile family | 2 |
| Scud-A | 2 |
| Iranian Shahab-1 | 1 |
| Iranian Shahab-2 | 1 |
| North Korean Hwasong-5 | 1 |
| North Korean Hwasong-6 | 1 |
| SS-1C Scud-B | 1 |
| Scud missiles canonical | 1 |
| Scud-C | 1 |
| Scud-D | 1 |
| Soviet Scud missile technology | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T105008 — 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: Scud missiles Context triple: [Gulf War, IraqiWeaponUsed, Scud missiles]
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A.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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B.
Tomahawk cruise missile
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a long-range, precision-guided, subsonic missile widely used by the U.S. and allied navies for land-attack missions.
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C.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
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D.
Missile Systems
Missile Systems is a Raytheon Company business segment specializing in the design, development, and production of advanced missile and defense weapon systems for military and strategic applications.
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E.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
- 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: Scud missiles Target entity description: Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
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A.
Patriot missile system
The Patriot missile system is a long-range, all-altitude, air-defense system designed to detect, track, and intercept incoming aircraft, missiles, and drones, widely used by the U.S. and allied militaries.
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B.
Tomahawk cruise missile
The Tomahawk cruise missile is a long-range, precision-guided, subsonic missile widely used by the U.S. and allied navies for land-attack missions.
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C.
V-2 rocket
The V-2 rocket was a German World War II ballistic missile and the world’s first long-range guided rocket weapon, pioneering technologies later used in space exploration.
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D.
Missile Systems
Missile Systems is a Raytheon Company business segment specializing in the design, development, and production of advanced missile and defense weapon systems for military and strategic applications.
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E.
AMRAAM air-to-air missile
The AMRAAM air-to-air missile is a widely used, beyond-visual-range, radar-guided weapon designed for modern fighter aircraft to engage and destroy airborne targets.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (58)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
short-range ballistic missile
ⓘ
short-range ballistic missile ⓘ short-range ballistic missile ⓘ short-range ballistic missile ⓘ short-range ballistic missile ⓘ tactical ballistic missile ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| designer | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| enteredService | late 1950s ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
Scud missiles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Scud-A
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scud-B
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scud-C
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Scud-D
|
| inspiredDerivative |
Scud missiles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Shahab-1
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Iranian Shahab-2
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Hwasong-5
Scud missiles self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
North Korean Hwasong-6
|
| launchPlatform | mobile transporter-erector-launcher ⓘ |
| maximumRange |
approximately 180 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 300 kilometers ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName |
Scud missiles
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Scud
|
| notableUse |
Iraqi missile attacks on Israel during the 1991 Gulf War
ⓘ
Iraqi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia during the 1991 Gulf War ⓘ |
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| SovietDesignation |
R-11
ⓘ
R-17 ⓘ R-300 Elbrus ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Afghanistan
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Angola ⓘ Bulgaria ⓘ Cuba ⓘ Czechoslovakia ⓘ East Germany ⓘ Egypt ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Iran ⓘ Iraq ⓘ Libya ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Pakistan ⓘ Poland ⓘ Russia ⓘ Soviet Union ⓘ Syria ⓘ United Arab Emirates ⓘ Syria ⓘ
surface form:
United Arab Republic
Viet Nam ⓘ
surface form:
Vietnam
Yemen ⓘ Yugoslavia ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Gulf War
ⓘ
Yemen conflict (Saudi-led coalition) ⓘ
surface form:
Houthi–Saudi Arabian conflict
Iran–Iraq War ⓘ Chadian–Libyan conflict ⓘ
surface form:
Libyan–Chadian conflict
Syrian Civil War ⓘ Yom Kippur War ⓘ |
| warheadType |
chemical
ⓘ
high-explosive ⓘ potential nuclear ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scud missiles Description of subject: Scud missiles are Soviet-designed short-range ballistic missiles that gained widespread notoriety for their use by Iraq to attack coalition and civilian targets during the Gulf War.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Scud
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Scud-A
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Scud-B
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Scud-C
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Scud-D
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
North Korean Hwasong-5
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
North Korean Hwasong-6
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Iranian Shahab-1
subject surface form:
Scud missile
this entity surface form:
Iranian Shahab-2
this entity surface form:
Scud-A
this entity surface form:
Scud
this entity surface form:
Scud
this entity surface form:
SS-1C Scud-B
this entity surface form:
Scud-B
this entity surface form:
Scud missile family
this entity surface form:
Soviet Scud missile technology