Vanunu
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Vanunu is the surname of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli former nuclear technician who revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program and became a prominent whistleblower.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vanunu canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11063739 — 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: Vanunu Context triple: [Mordechai Vanunu, familyName, Vanunu]
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A.
The Nagasaki Vector
The Nagasaki Vector is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith, set in his alternate-history North American Confederacy universe and exploring themes of individual liberty and political intrigue.
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B.
Kolyma Tales
Kolyma Tales is a renowned collection of short stories by Varlam Shalamov that depicts the brutal realities of life and survival in the Soviet Gulag system.
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C.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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D.
Iijima
Iijima is a Japanese surname most notably associated with physicist Sumio Iijima, a pioneer in the discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- 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: Vanunu Target entity description: Vanunu is the surname of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli former nuclear technician who revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program and became a prominent whistleblower.
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A.
The Nagasaki Vector
The Nagasaki Vector is a science fiction novel by libertarian author L. Neil Smith, set in his alternate-history North American Confederacy universe and exploring themes of individual liberty and political intrigue.
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B.
Kolyma Tales
Kolyma Tales is a renowned collection of short stories by Varlam Shalamov that depicts the brutal realities of life and survival in the Soviet Gulag system.
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C.
Inujima
Inujima is a small Japanese island in the Seto Inland Sea known for its contemporary art installations, preserved industrial ruins, and role in the Setouchi Triennale art festival.
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D.
Iijima
Iijima is a Japanese surname most notably associated with physicist Sumio Iijima, a pioneer in the discovery and characterization of carbon nanotubes.
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E.
Logue
Logue is a surname most notably associated with Lionel Logue, the Australian speech therapist who helped King George VI overcome his stammer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Israeli peace activist
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human ⓘ nuclear technician ⓘ whistleblower ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | nuclear whistleblowing ⓘ |
| citizenshipStatus | former Israeli citizen ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
espionage
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treason ⓘ |
| country | Israel ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | Morocco ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Israel ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-10-13 ⓘ |
| disclosedTo | The Sunday Times ⓘ |
| education |
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (partial studies)
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linked to:
Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
|
| employer | Negev Nuclear Research Center ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Mizrahi Jews ⓘ |
| familyName | Vanunu ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork | nuclear technology ⓘ |
| givenName | Mordechai ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Arabic
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English ⓘ Hebrew ⓘ |
| hasSiblings | large Moroccan-Israeli family ⓘ |
| knownFor | revealing details of Israel's nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| migratedFrom | Morocco ⓘ |
| migratedTo | Israel ⓘ |
| movement |
anti-nuclear movement
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linked to:
global anti-nuclear movement
peace movement ⓘ |
| notableEvent | disclosure of Dimona nuclear facility details to the Sunday Times ⓘ |
| notableWork | revelation of Israel's nuclear weapons program ⓘ |
| occupation |
nuclear technician
ⓘ
whistleblower ⓘ |
| partOf | Israeli nuclear weapons program (as technician) ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Marrakesh ⓘ |
| placeOfDetention | Ashkelon prison ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
anti-nuclear
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pro-disarmament ⓘ |
| religion |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| residence | Jerusalem ⓘ |
| restriction |
limitations on foreign contacts
ⓘ
travel restrictions imposed by Israel ⓘ |
| sentence | 18 years imprisonment ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Kristin Joachimsen ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
international human rights campaigns
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media coverage on nuclear whistleblowing ⓘ |
| workLocation | Dimona ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vanunu Description of subject: Vanunu is the surname of Mordechai Vanunu, the Israeli former nuclear technician who revealed details of Israel's nuclear weapons program and became a prominent whistleblower.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Vanunu