Р-16
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Р-16 is a Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed during the Cold War as part of the USSR's strategic nuclear forces.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9322052 — 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: Р-16 Context triple: [R-16 ICBM, originLanguageName, Р-16]
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A.
R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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B.
RS-24 Yars
RS-24 Yars is a Russian road- and silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads, designed to modernize and enhance Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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C.
R-5
The R-5 is an early Sikorsky military helicopter developed during World War II, known for advancing rotary-wing design and serving in roles such as rescue and liaison.
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D.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
R-300 Elbrus
R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
- 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: Р-16 Target entity description: Р-16 is a Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed during the Cold War as part of the USSR's strategic nuclear forces.
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A.
R-11
R-11 is a Soviet short-range tactical ballistic missile that formed the basis for the later Scud missile family.
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B.
RS-24 Yars
RS-24 Yars is a Russian road- and silo-based intercontinental ballistic missile equipped with multiple independently targetable nuclear warheads, designed to modernize and enhance Russia’s strategic nuclear deterrent.
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C.
R-5
The R-5 is an early Sikorsky military helicopter developed during World War II, known for advancing rotary-wing design and serving in roles such as rescue and liaison.
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D.
R-14 Chusovaya missile
The R-14 Chusovaya missile was a Soviet intermediate-range ballistic missile deployed during the Cold War, notably associated with the strategic nuclear buildup that led to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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E.
R-300 Elbrus
R-300 Elbrus is a Soviet short-range ballistic missile system, better known in the West by its NATO reporting name "Scud."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | intercontinental ballistic missile ⓘ |
| accidentCasualties | over 70 people killed ⓘ |
| accidentCause | explosion during pre-launch test ⓘ |
| accidentDate | 24 October 1960 ⓘ |
| accidentLocation | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| alternateName |
8K64
ⓘ
R-16 ⓘ |
| category | Cold War ballistic missiles of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deploymentMode |
silo-based
ⓘ
surface launch pad ⓘ |
| designer |
Mikhail Yangel
ⓘ
OKB-586 ⓘ |
| developedIn | 1950s ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| fuel | UDMH ⓘ |
| guidanceSystem | inertial guidance ⓘ |
| launchMass | approximately 141000 kg ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | fixed launch pad ⓘ |
| length | approximately 30.4 m ⓘ |
| nativeName | Р-16 ⓘ |
| NATOReportingName | SS-7 Saddler ⓘ |
| notableAccident | Nedelin disaster ⓘ |
| nuclearDeliverySystem | yes ⓘ |
| operator |
USSR
ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| oxidizer | nitrogen tetroxide ⓘ |
| partOf |
Soviet strategic nuclear forces
ⓘ
linked to:
Warsaw Pact strategic forces
|
| propellantType | liquid fuel ⓘ |
| range | approximately 11000 km ⓘ |
| retired | 1970s ⓘ |
| role | strategic nuclear missile ⓘ |
| serviceEntry |
1961
ⓘ
early 1960s ⓘ |
| stageCount | 2 ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| strategicRole | second-generation Soviet ICBM ⓘ |
| successor |
R-16U
ⓘ
linked to:
Р-16
R-9 Desna ⓘ |
| testSite | Baikonur Cosmodrome ⓘ |
| type | two-stage ballistic missile ⓘ |
| usedAsBasisFor | R-16U silo-based variant ⓘ |
| usedBy | Soviet Strategic Rocket Forces ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear warhead ⓘ |
| warheadYield | 3 megatons of TNT ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Р-16 Description of subject: Р-16 is a Soviet-era intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) developed during the Cold War as part of the USSR's strategic nuclear forces.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.