B90 nuclear bomb
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The B90 nuclear bomb was a planned but ultimately canceled U.S. Navy thermonuclear weapon design intended for use as a versatile air-dropped tactical and strategic bomb.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| B90 nuclear bomb canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10223487 — 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: B90 nuclear bomb Context triple: [Nuclear bombs of the United States, hasPart, B90 nuclear bomb]
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A.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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B.
B43 nuclear bomb
The B43 nuclear bomb is a U.S. Cold War–era air-dropped thermonuclear weapon designed for use by tactical and strategic aircraft.
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C.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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D.
B57 nuclear bomb
The B57 nuclear bomb was a lightweight, variable-yield tactical nuclear weapon developed by the United States for use by naval aircraft during the Cold War.
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E.
Mark 39 nuclear bomb
The Mark 39 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed during the Cold War, best known for the 1961 Goldsboro incident in which two of these bombs were accidentally dropped over North Carolina, nearly causing a catastrophic detonation.
- 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: B90 nuclear bomb Target entity description: The B90 nuclear bomb was a planned but ultimately canceled U.S. Navy thermonuclear weapon design intended for use as a versatile air-dropped tactical and strategic bomb.
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A.
B83 nuclear bomb
The B83 nuclear bomb is a high-yield U.S. thermonuclear gravity bomb designed for strategic deployment by bomber aircraft.
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B.
B43 nuclear bomb
The B43 nuclear bomb is a U.S. Cold War–era air-dropped thermonuclear weapon designed for use by tactical and strategic aircraft.
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C.
B41 nuclear bomb
The B41 nuclear bomb was a high-yield, Cold War–era American thermonuclear gravity bomb and one of the most powerful nuclear weapons ever deployed by the United States.
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D.
B57 nuclear bomb
The B57 nuclear bomb was a lightweight, variable-yield tactical nuclear weapon developed by the United States for use by naval aircraft during the Cold War.
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E.
Mark 39 nuclear bomb
The Mark 39 nuclear bomb was an early U.S. thermonuclear weapon deployed during the Cold War, best known for the 1961 Goldsboro incident in which two of these bombs were accidentally dropped over North Carolina, nearly causing a catastrophic detonation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. Navy weapon project
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nuclear bomb ⓘ thermonuclear weapon ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| deliveryMethod | air-dropped bomb ⓘ |
| deploymentMode | air-delivered ⓘ |
| designedBy | United States nuclear weapons laboratories NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
carrier-based aircraft
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naval aviation ⓘ |
| designGoal |
dual tactical-strategic use
ⓘ
versatile employment ⓘ |
| developmentStatus | planned ⓘ |
| era | late Cold War ⓘ |
| intendedPlatform | aircraft ⓘ |
| intendedRole |
strategic nuclear weapon
ⓘ
tactical nuclear weapon ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States nuclear weapons program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | United States Navy ⓘ |
| programOutcome | terminated before production ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | never entered service ⓘ |
| status | canceled ⓘ |
| usedBy | no operational users ⓘ |
| warheadType | thermonuclear ⓘ |
| weaponClass | gravity bomb ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: B90 nuclear bomb Description of subject: The B90 nuclear bomb was a planned but ultimately canceled U.S. Navy thermonuclear weapon design intended for use as a versatile air-dropped tactical and strategic bomb.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.