Treadstone
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Treadstone is a covert CIA black-ops program in the Jason Bourne series that trains and controls elite assassins through extreme psychological and physical conditioning.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Treadstone canonical | 10 |
| Operation Treadstone | 2 |
| Treadstone (TV series) | 1 |
| Treadstone black ops program | 1 |
| Treadstone conspiracies | 1 |
| Treadstone program | 1 |
| “Treadstone Assassins” | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1879037 — 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: Treadstone Context triple: [Jason Bourne, affiliation, Treadstone]
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A.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
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B.
Maxim Knight
Maxim Knight is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Mason on the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
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C.
Storm Shadow
Storm Shadow is a long-range, air-launched cruise missile designed for precision strikes against high-value, hardened targets.
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D.
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher is a fictional former U.S. Army military police major turned wandering vigilante hero, created by author Lee Child and featured in a popular series of thriller novels and film and television adaptations.
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E.
John Kenway
John Kenway is a cinematographer best known for his work on the acclaimed 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
- 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: Treadstone Target entity description: Treadstone is a covert CIA black-ops program in the Jason Bourne series that trains and controls elite assassins through extreme psychological and physical conditioning.
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A.
Callahan
Callahan is a surname most notably associated with American singer-songwriter Bill Callahan, known for his introspective and minimalist folk music.
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B.
Maxim Knight
Maxim Knight is an American actor best known for his role as Matt Mason on the science fiction television series "Falling Skies."
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C.
Storm Shadow
Storm Shadow is a long-range, air-launched cruise missile designed for precision strikes against high-value, hardened targets.
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D.
Jack Reacher
Jack Reacher is a fictional former U.S. Army military police major turned wandering vigilante hero, created by author Lee Child and featured in a popular series of thriller novels and film and television adaptations.
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E.
John Kenway
John Kenway is a cinematographer best known for his work on the acclaimed 1995 television adaptation of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional CIA program
ⓘ
fictional covert operations program ⓘ fictional organization ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Central Intelligence Agency
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Intelligence Agency (fictional)
|
| appearsIn |
Jason Bourne
ⓘ
surface form:
Jason Bourne (2016 film)
Bourne film series ⓘ
surface form:
Jason Bourne series
The Bourne Identity ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Identity (2002 film)
The Bourne Identity ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Identity (novel)
The Bourne Legacy ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Legacy (2012 film)
The Bourne Supremacy ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Supremacy (2004 film)
The Bourne Supremacy ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Supremacy (novel)
The Bourne Ultimatum ⓘ
surface form:
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007 film)
The Bourne Ultimatum (novel) ⓘ Treadstone self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Treadstone (TV series)
|
| controls |
David Webb
ⓘ
Jason Bourne ⓘ other elite assassins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States (fictional setting) ⓘ |
| creator | Robert Ludlum ⓘ |
| ethicalStatusInStory | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
Bourne film series
ⓘ
surface form:
Jason Bourne universe
|
| genre |
action thriller
ⓘ
spy fiction ⓘ |
| medium |
films
ⓘ
novels ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| method |
behavioral control
ⓘ
extreme physical conditioning ⓘ extreme psychological conditioning ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
antagonistic organization
ⓘ
catalyst for Jason Bourne's amnesia arc ⓘ |
| notableSubject | Jason Bourne ⓘ |
| operationalSecrecyLevel | black budget ⓘ |
| oversight |
CIA Special Activities Division
ⓘ
surface form:
CIA clandestine services (fictional)
|
| primaryActivity |
covert operations
ⓘ
targeted killings ⓘ training assassins ⓘ |
| programType |
assassination program
ⓘ
behavior modification program ⓘ black ops program ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Blackbriar operation
ⓘ
surface form:
Operation Blackbriar
Outcome program ⓘ |
| statusInNarrative |
deniable operation
ⓘ
top secret ⓘ |
| trainingFocus |
covert tradecraft
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firearms proficiency ⓘ hand-to-hand combat ⓘ surveillance and counter-surveillance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Treadstone Description of subject: Treadstone is a covert CIA black-ops program in the Jason Bourne series that trains and controls elite assassins through extreme psychological and physical conditioning.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Treadstone (TV series)
subject surface form:
The Bourne Identity
this entity surface form:
Treadstone program
this entity surface form:
Operation Treadstone
subject surface form:
Jeremy Irvine
subject surface form:
J. Randolph Bentley
subject surface form:
J. Randolph Bentley
subject surface form:
J. Randolph Bentley
this entity surface form:
Treadstone conspiracies
subject surface form:
Ward Abbott
subject surface form:
Ward Abbott
this entity surface form:
Treadstone black ops program
subject surface form:
Ward Abbott
this entity surface form:
Operation Treadstone
this entity surface form:
“Treadstone Assassins”