Tonopah Test Range, Nevada
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Tonopah Test Range in Nevada is a remote U.S. weapons testing facility primarily used for the development and evaluation of military aircraft-delivered munitions and nuclear weapons components.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonopah Test Range, Nevada canonical | 2 |
| Tonopah Test Range | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4048369 — 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: Tonopah Test Range, Nevada Context triple: [Sandia National Laboratories, hasSite, Tonopah Test Range, Nevada]
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A.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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B.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
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C.
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range is a major U.S. military training range in southwestern Arizona used primarily for air-to-ground combat training by the Air Force and Marine Corps.
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D.
Groom Lake
Groom Lake is a remote dry lakebed in southern Nevada best known as the location of the highly secretive U.S. Air Force facility commonly referred to as Area 51.
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E.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
- 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: Tonopah Test Range, Nevada Target entity description: Tonopah Test Range in Nevada is a remote U.S. weapons testing facility primarily used for the development and evaluation of military aircraft-delivered munitions and nuclear weapons components.
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A.
Nevada Test and Training Range
The Nevada Test and Training Range is a vast U.S. Air Force training and bombing range in southern Nevada used for advanced military exercises and weapons testing.
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B.
White Sands Missile Range
White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
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C.
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range
Barry M. Goldwater Air Force Range is a major U.S. military training range in southwestern Arizona used primarily for air-to-ground combat training by the Air Force and Marine Corps.
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D.
Groom Lake
Groom Lake is a remote dry lakebed in southern Nevada best known as the location of the highly secretive U.S. Air Force facility commonly referred to as Area 51.
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E.
Dugway Proving Ground
Dugway Proving Ground is a large U.S. Army facility in Utah primarily used for testing chemical, biological, radiological, and defense systems in a remote desert environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military installation
ⓘ
weapons testing range ⓘ |
| access | restricted ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Nevada Test and Training Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Nellis Air Force Range
Nevada Test Site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airspaceType | restricted airspace ⓘ |
| contains | Tonopah Test Range Airport ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| elevation | approximately 1,700 meters ⓘ |
| environment | high desert ⓘ |
| established | 1950s ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
support of U.S. nuclear stockpile stewardship
ⓘ
support of advanced weapons development ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
instrumented test ranges
ⓘ
maintenance hangars ⓘ munitions storage facilities ⓘ radar tracking systems ⓘ target areas ⓘ telemetry systems ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
ballistic missile tests
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bombing and gunnery range ⓘ nuclear weapons effects testing ⓘ |
| isClassified | partially ⓘ |
| isRemote | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Nye County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Nevada ⓘ |
| managedBy | Sandia National Laboratories ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Tonopah, Nevada ONNED1 ⓘ |
| nearestCity |
Tonopah
ⓘ
surface form:
Tonopah, Nevada
|
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
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| ownedBy |
U.S. Department of Energy
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
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| partOf |
Nevada Test and Training Range
ⓘ
surface form:
Nellis Air Force Range complex
Nevada Test and Training Range ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
development and evaluation of aircraft-delivered munitions
ⓘ
flight testing of weapons systems ⓘ testing of nuclear weapons components ⓘ weapons safety tests ⓘ |
| region | south-central Nevada ⓘ |
| securityLevel | high ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Sandia National Laboratories
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ U.S. Department of Energy ⓘ
surface form:
United States Department of Energy
|
| usedFor |
delivery system accuracy testing
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drop testing of nuclear bomb shapes ⓘ weapons reliability testing ⓘ weapons survivability testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tonopah Test Range, Nevada Description of subject: Tonopah Test Range in Nevada is a remote U.S. weapons testing facility primarily used for the development and evaluation of military aircraft-delivered munitions and nuclear weapons components.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tonopah Test Range