Iraqi supergun (Project Babylon)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf supergun
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Project_Babylon
gptkbp:barrelLength 156 meters (planned)
gptkbp:caliber 1 meter (planned)
gptkbp:cancellationDate international pressure
assassination of Gerald Bull
gptkbp:componentsBuilt barrel sections
gptkbp:country gptkb:Iraq
gptkbp:designedBy gptkb:Gerald_Bull
gptkbp:fundedBy Saddam Hussein
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Iraqi supergun (Project Babylon)
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:BBC
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkbp:notableEvent Gerald Bull assassinated in 1990
barrel sections intercepted in 1990
gptkbp:projectEndDate 1990
gptkbp:purpose long-range artillery
launch projectiles into orbit
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Project_HARP
gptkbp:seizedBy gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Turkey
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:startYear 1988
gptkbp:status cancelled
gptkbp:type artillery
space gun
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gerald_Bull
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7