Long Shot
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Long Shot was a 1965 underground nuclear test conducted by the United States on Amchitka Island in Alaska as part of its Cold War weapons testing program.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Long Shot canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6491308 — 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: Long Shot Context triple: [Amchitka Island, nuclearTest, Long Shot]
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A.
The Longshot
The Longshot is a punk rock side project fronted by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, known for its raw, garage-influenced sound.
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B.
Hot Shot
"Hot Shot" is a 2000 reggae fusion studio album by Jamaican artist Shaggy that achieved global success with hits like "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel."
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C.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
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D.
Sure Shot
"Sure Shot" is a 1994 hip hop single by the Beastie Boys, known for its jazzy flute sample, playful yet intricate wordplay, and status as a fan-favorite track from their album *Ill Communication*.
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E.
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy-mystery film best known as one of the early entries in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
- 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: Long Shot Target entity description: Long Shot was a 1965 underground nuclear test conducted by the United States on Amchitka Island in Alaska as part of its Cold War weapons testing program.
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A.
The Longshot
The Longshot is a punk rock side project fronted by Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong, known for its raw, garage-influenced sound.
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B.
Hot Shot
"Hot Shot" is a 2000 reggae fusion studio album by Jamaican artist Shaggy that achieved global success with hits like "It Wasn't Me" and "Angel."
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C.
The Big Shot
"The Big Shot" is a 1942 American crime film noir starring Humphrey Bogart as a three-time loser drawn into one last ill-fated heist.
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D.
Sure Shot
"Sure Shot" is a 1994 hip hop single by the Beastie Boys, known for its jazzy flute sample, playful yet intricate wordplay, and status as a fan-favorite track from their album *Ill Communication*.
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E.
A Shot in the Dark
A Shot in the Dark is a 1964 comedy-mystery film best known as one of the early entries in the Pink Panther series, featuring Peter Sellers as the bumbling Inspector Clouseau.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | underground nuclear test ⓘ |
| associatedProgram | U.S. nuclear weapons development program ⓘ |
| classification | underground shaft test ⓘ |
| codename | Long Shot ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| date | 1965-10-29 ⓘ |
| depthOfBurial |
about 2,300 feet
ⓘ
approximately 700 meters ⓘ |
| distanceFromMainland | remote from continental United States ⓘ |
| environmentalImpact | raised concerns about local ecological effects ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Cannikin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milrow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geology | conducted in volcanic island geology ⓘ |
| hasAftermath | contributed to later environmental and anti-nuclear activism in Alaska ⓘ |
| isLocatedIn |
Aleutian Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bering Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States nuclear test series in the Pacific NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amchitka Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| monitoring | extensively monitored for seismic and radiological data ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first underground nuclear test at Amchitka Island ⓘ |
| operator | United States Atomic Energy Commission NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cold War nuclear testing
ⓘ
United States nuclear weapons testing program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
seismic detection research
ⓘ
to study seismic signals from underground nuclear explosions ⓘ weapons effects test ⓘ |
| region | Alaska Peninsula and Aleutian Islands region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| riskAssessment | subject of pre-test environmental and seismic risk studies ⓘ |
| safetyMeasures | designed to minimize venting of radioactive material ⓘ |
| seismicMonitoring | used to calibrate global seismic networks ⓘ |
| testedBy |
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testMedium | underground rock formation ⓘ |
| testSeries | Amchitka tests ⓘ |
| testSite | Amchitka test site NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testType | underground detonation ⓘ |
| underground | true ⓘ |
| year | 1965 ⓘ |
| yield | about 80 kilotons of TNT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Long Shot Description of subject: Long Shot was a 1965 underground nuclear test conducted by the United States on Amchitka Island in Alaska as part of its Cold War weapons testing program.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.